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Research paper thumbnail of Lean Production and information technology: Connection or contradiction?

Computers in Industry, 2009

The principles of Lean Production have enabled organisations in the manufacturing and service sec... more The principles of Lean Production have enabled organisations in the manufacturing and service sectors to significantly improve their competitiveness. The application of Lean principles, derived from the Toyota Production System has enabled many organisations to simultaneously improve productivity, quality and customer service. Similar benefits have been achieved through the application of information technology (IT). The application of IT and Lean

Research paper thumbnail of Review of inventory systems with deterioration since 2001

European Journal of Operational Research, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of MRP Planned Orders in a Multiple-Supplier Environment with Differing Lead Times

Production and Operations Management, 2015

ABSTRACT This paper examines a deterministic Material Requirements Planning (MRP) problem where l... more ABSTRACT This paper examines a deterministic Material Requirements Planning (MRP) problem where lead times at subsequent ordering moments differ. Adequate replenishment methods that can cope with lead time differences are lacking because of the order crossover phenomenon, i.e., replenishment orders are not received in the sequence they are ordered. This paper specifies how to handle order crossovers and recalculate planned order releases after an update of gross requirements. The optimal (s, S) policy is based on dynamic programming. The state space is kept to a minimum due to three fundamental insights. The performance of the optimal solution approach is compared with two heuristics based on relaxations and a benchmark approach in which order crossovers are ignored. A numerical analysis reveals that average cost savings up to 25% are possible if the optimal policy is used instead of the benchmark approach. The contribution of this paper is threefold: (1) it generalizes theory on MRP ordering, allowing for lead time differences and order crossovers; (2) it develops new fundamental insights and an optimal solution procedure, leading to substantial cost saving; and (3) it provides good-performing heuristics for a general and realistic replenishment problem that can replace the current replenishment methods within MRP.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Research paper thumbnail of An Open Source Encyclopedia and Debating Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

... Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia Cees De Snoo, Wout Van Wezel, and Jan Riezebos ... more ... Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia Cees De Snoo, Wout Van Wezel, and Jan Riezebos ... The Blackwell encyclopedia of management, volume x: Operations management 2nd edition: Slack and Lewis (2006) Also available online ...

Research paper thumbnail of WERKEN AAN DE GRENZEN VAN HET TOC INSTRUMENTARIUM: LEVERTIJDVERKORTING M.B.V. WERKLASTBEHEERSING

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal linear ordering decisions for expected inventory order crossovers in discrete time

Research paper thumbnail of Enhancing a TOC application using Workload Control Principles

Research paper thumbnail of An Industrial Engineering Approach to Improve Railway Planning: A case study

Research paper thumbnail of Heuristics for flow shop scheduling with multiple operations and time lags

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal linear ordering decisions for expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Lot splitting and time bucket size in planning system design

Research paper thumbnail of Managing expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Inventory control when lead time and review period change

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Order Crossovers in an Automotive Supply Chain

7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, 2013, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Design of Scheduling Algorithms

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Production Planning and Control Systems For Cellular Manufacturing

Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing, 1998

The performance of a production system depends not only on the quality of the decomposition of th... more The performance of a production system depends not only on the quality of the decomposition of the system into cells and departments, but also on the quality of the production planning and control system that is being used. The design of the production ...

Research paper thumbnail of Planner-Oriented Design of Algorithms for Train Shunting Scheduling

Aspects, Motivations, and Methods, 2006

ABSTRACT Train shunting scheduling for the Netherlands Railways is a complex planning problem tha... more ABSTRACT Train shunting scheduling for the Netherlands Railways is a complex planning problem that is performed by about 130 planners. It concerns the planning of the day-to-day shunting operations at the large stations in the railway network. Input for this planning is based on the long term schedule of arrivals and departures at a station, rolling stock and track maintenance schedules, and specific circumstances that have to be taken into account when preparing the plan for a particular day or night. This chapter shows that the planning task of the shunting planners consists of several subtasks that are being performed repetitively. A subset of these subtasks can be supported using combinatorial optimization algorithms, which might improve both the quality and the speed of generating the final plan. We tailor a K-shortest path algorithm to support a set of different subtasks of the planner, discuss the merits of its implementation in the planning system, and assess its applicability.

Research paper thumbnail of A Sample of Hopsopedia Term Descriptions

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

... Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 28(6), 603–620. l Parasuraman, R., Molloy, R.,... more ... Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 28(6), 603–620. l Parasuraman, R., Molloy, R., & Singh, IL (1993). ... l Annett, J. (2000). Theoretical and pragmatic influences on task analysis methods. In JM Schraagen, SF Chipman, & VL Shalin (Eds.), Cognitive task analysis. ...

Research paper thumbnail of k-Shortest routing of trains on shunting yards

OR Spectrum, 2008

ABSTRACT We consider the problem of designing algorithmic support for k-best routing decisions in... more ABSTRACT We consider the problem of designing algorithmic support for k-best routing decisions in train shunting scheduling. A study at the Netherlands Railways revealed that planners like to interact with the solution process of finding suitable routes. Two types of interaction were required: the possibility of assigning specific tracks to a route and of preventing the assignment of specific tracks to a route. The paper develops insights in the structure of the cost matrix in this k-best optimization problem. These dominance results are used in a two stage k-shortest path algorithm to support this task of the shunting planners. The solution approach determines the optimal sequence of the tracks that manually have been added to the route and determines the k shortest paths in this network. The approach is implemented in a prototype of a support system for shunting planners. The required calculation times for practical instances of the problem with varying numbers of alternative solutions (k ≤8) and intermediate tracks (m ≤5) are between 0.1 and 1.4s. These calculation times are acceptable to provide adequate support to the planners of these shunting yards.

Research paper thumbnail of Lean Production and information technology: Connection or contradiction?

Computers in Industry, 2009

The principles of Lean Production have enabled organisations in the manufacturing and service sec... more The principles of Lean Production have enabled organisations in the manufacturing and service sectors to significantly improve their competitiveness. The application of Lean principles, derived from the Toyota Production System has enabled many organisations to simultaneously improve productivity, quality and customer service. Similar benefits have been achieved through the application of information technology (IT). The application of IT and Lean

Research paper thumbnail of Review of inventory systems with deterioration since 2001

European Journal of Operational Research, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of MRP Planned Orders in a Multiple-Supplier Environment with Differing Lead Times

Production and Operations Management, 2015

ABSTRACT This paper examines a deterministic Material Requirements Planning (MRP) problem where l... more ABSTRACT This paper examines a deterministic Material Requirements Planning (MRP) problem where lead times at subsequent ordering moments differ. Adequate replenishment methods that can cope with lead time differences are lacking because of the order crossover phenomenon, i.e., replenishment orders are not received in the sequence they are ordered. This paper specifies how to handle order crossovers and recalculate planned order releases after an update of gross requirements. The optimal (s, S) policy is based on dynamic programming. The state space is kept to a minimum due to three fundamental insights. The performance of the optimal solution approach is compared with two heuristics based on relaxations and a benchmark approach in which order crossovers are ignored. A numerical analysis reveals that average cost savings up to 25% are possible if the optimal policy is used instead of the benchmark approach. The contribution of this paper is threefold: (1) it generalizes theory on MRP ordering, allowing for lead time differences and order crossovers; (2) it develops new fundamental insights and an optimal solution procedure, leading to substantial cost saving; and (3) it provides good-performing heuristics for a general and realistic replenishment problem that can replace the current replenishment methods within MRP.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Research paper thumbnail of An Open Source Encyclopedia and Debating Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

... Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia Cees De Snoo, Wout Van Wezel, and Jan Riezebos ... more ... Instrument for Planning Terms: The Hopsopedia Cees De Snoo, Wout Van Wezel, and Jan Riezebos ... The Blackwell encyclopedia of management, volume x: Operations management 2nd edition: Slack and Lewis (2006) Also available online ...

Research paper thumbnail of WERKEN AAN DE GRENZEN VAN HET TOC INSTRUMENTARIUM: LEVERTIJDVERKORTING M.B.V. WERKLASTBEHEERSING

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal linear ordering decisions for expected inventory order crossovers in discrete time

Research paper thumbnail of Enhancing a TOC application using Workload Control Principles

Research paper thumbnail of An Industrial Engineering Approach to Improve Railway Planning: A case study

Research paper thumbnail of Heuristics for flow shop scheduling with multiple operations and time lags

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal linear ordering decisions for expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Lot splitting and time bucket size in planning system design

Research paper thumbnail of Managing expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Inventory control when lead time and review period change

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling expected inventory order crossovers

Research paper thumbnail of Order Crossovers in an Automotive Supply Chain

7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, 2013, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Design of Scheduling Algorithms

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Production Planning and Control Systems For Cellular Manufacturing

Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing, 1998

The performance of a production system depends not only on the quality of the decomposition of th... more The performance of a production system depends not only on the quality of the decomposition of the system into cells and departments, but also on the quality of the production planning and control system that is being used. The design of the production ...

Research paper thumbnail of Planner-Oriented Design of Algorithms for Train Shunting Scheduling

Aspects, Motivations, and Methods, 2006

ABSTRACT Train shunting scheduling for the Netherlands Railways is a complex planning problem tha... more ABSTRACT Train shunting scheduling for the Netherlands Railways is a complex planning problem that is performed by about 130 planners. It concerns the planning of the day-to-day shunting operations at the large stations in the railway network. Input for this planning is based on the long term schedule of arrivals and departures at a station, rolling stock and track maintenance schedules, and specific circumstances that have to be taken into account when preparing the plan for a particular day or night. This chapter shows that the planning task of the shunting planners consists of several subtasks that are being performed repetitively. A subset of these subtasks can be supported using combinatorial optimization algorithms, which might improve both the quality and the speed of generating the final plan. We tailor a K-shortest path algorithm to support a set of different subtasks of the planner, discuss the merits of its implementation in the planning system, and assess its applicability.

Research paper thumbnail of A Sample of Hopsopedia Term Descriptions

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling, 2010

... Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 28(6), 603–620. l Parasuraman, R., Molloy, R.,... more ... Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 28(6), 603–620. l Parasuraman, R., Molloy, R., & Singh, IL (1993). ... l Annett, J. (2000). Theoretical and pragmatic influences on task analysis methods. In JM Schraagen, SF Chipman, & VL Shalin (Eds.), Cognitive task analysis. ...

Research paper thumbnail of k-Shortest routing of trains on shunting yards

OR Spectrum, 2008

ABSTRACT We consider the problem of designing algorithmic support for k-best routing decisions in... more ABSTRACT We consider the problem of designing algorithmic support for k-best routing decisions in train shunting scheduling. A study at the Netherlands Railways revealed that planners like to interact with the solution process of finding suitable routes. Two types of interaction were required: the possibility of assigning specific tracks to a route and of preventing the assignment of specific tracks to a route. The paper develops insights in the structure of the cost matrix in this k-best optimization problem. These dominance results are used in a two stage k-shortest path algorithm to support this task of the shunting planners. The solution approach determines the optimal sequence of the tracks that manually have been added to the route and determines the k shortest paths in this network. The approach is implemented in a prototype of a support system for shunting planners. The required calculation times for practical instances of the problem with varying numbers of alternative solutions (k ≤8) and intermediate tracks (m ≤5) are between 0.1 and 1.4s. These calculation times are acceptable to provide adequate support to the planners of these shunting yards.