Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Freiburg in der Schweiz.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis--Belgrad. / Summary also in English. Bibliography: p. [316]-320.

Thesis--Belgrad. / Summary also in English. Bibliography: p. [316]-320.

Inaug.-Diss.--Basel. / Curriculum vitae. "Literatur": p. 70-71.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-08-31Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:55:46Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 vanzela_m_me_sjrp.pdf: 2072027 bytes, checksum: aacc07584b6192c165a21ec059a6751d (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O problema integrado de dimensionamento de lotes e corte de esto que (PIDC) é um problema de otimização da pro dução que considera de forma simultânea decisõ es rela-cionadas ao problema de dimensionamento de lotes (PDL) e ao problema do corte de esto que (PCE). O ob jetivo é capturar a interdep endência entre essas decisõ es de forma a p ossibilitar economia de matéria-prima e diminuição de custos de pro dução e esto que. Neste trabalho o PIDC é tratado no contexto de uma fábrica de móveis de p equeno p orte na qual as decisõ es asso ciadas ao dimensionamento de lotes e ao corte de esto que são tomadas p elo gerente de pro dução. Um estudo de caso foi feito em uma fábrica carac-terística que pro duz móveis de diversos tip os (e.g. guarda-roupas, p enteadeiras e camas) a partir de placas retangulares de madeira de diferentes esp essuras. Três mo delos matemáti-cos são formulados. Um para o PDL e um para o PCE como forma de representar uma prática (melhorada) da fábrica; e um mo delo inteiro misto que integra o PDL e o PCE é prop osto como alternativa na tomada de decisõ es. A técnica de geração de colunas é usada para resolver a relaxação linear de dois dos mo delos prop ostos. Comparamos os resultados do mo delo integrado com a prática da fábrica e analisamos o estudo computa-cional sob diferentes asp ectos. Foi p ossível obter uma solução passível de implementação tanto na estratégia integrada quanto na resolução em separado. De maneira geral, o mo-delo integrado... / The integrated cutting-sto ck and lot-sizing problem (PIDC) is an optimization prob-lem that simultaneously considers decisions related to the lot sizing problem (PDL) and the cutting sto ck problems (PCE). The goal is to capture the interdep endence b etween these decisions in order to enable economy of raw materials and reduction of pro duction and inventory costs. In this work the PIDC is treated in the context of a small scale furni-ture plant in which decisions asso ciated with the lot sizing and cutting sto ck are taken by the pro duction manager. A case study was conducted in a plant that pro duces furniture of various kinds (in general wardrob es, dressing tables and b eds) from rectangular wo o d plates of different thicknesses. Three mo dels are formulated: one for the PDL, one for the PCE and a mixed integer mo del that integrates the PDL and the PCE.The column generation technique is used to solve the linear relaxation of two mo dels. We compare the mo dels results with the practice and analyze the computational study in different ways. It was p ossible to obtain a solution capable of implementing b oth the strategy... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Bibliography: p. 121-131. / The primary aim of this paper is to attempt to apply the flexible specialisation (FS) methodology to the furniture industry in the Western Cape. As described in detail in the following section, the gains from employing this approach include "the conceptualisation of industrialisation as a locally embedded process, and the focus on network and on technological capability as essential elements in this process" (Aeroe, 1992:16). A positive approach is then used to assess which aspects of the Western Cape furniture industry (if any) are similar to the industrial organisational structure which has been termed the small firm variant of FS. The fieldwork for the empirical part of the case study was carried out on a sample of 20 furniture manufacturing concerns drawn from three clusters of furniture enterprises in Epping, Lansdowne and Blackheath. The criterion for the selection of these research areas was the existence of a critical mass of sectorally concentrated firms agglomerated within a geographically compact area. A key objective was to attempt to isolate the influence of the variable "locality" on other variables such as the extent of cooperation, firm performance and strategies and supplier relations, inter alia. Finally the normative implications of this variant are examined. Do features in the Western Cape industrial landscape exist which suggest the potential for development of regional industrial clusters along FS lines? In order to conduct a case study broadly within the FS framework, it is necessary to first review the literature and extract testable hypotheses. Firstly the general literature on the FS small firm variant is reviewed. Then a survey of FS case studies of the furniture/woodworking sector is presented. The next phase is a detailed perspective on the South African furniture industry given as a background to the empirical study which follows.

by Chan Tai Fan. / Thesis (Master of Commerce)--Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.