Presents the findings of a comprehensive survey conducted among a wide variety of US machine shops. The objectives of the study were to develop the literature‐based just‐in‐time (JIT) machine shop model and to study empirically the changes taking place in the operation of machine shops in...

Jointly determines the optimal level to which the mean of a critical variable should be set up, and the optimal number of repetitions until recalibration, for the case where the variable is distributed normally, the mean changes linearly with the number of repetitions, and the revenue per...

Procedures to reduce set‐up times at individual machines have been well documented; however, very little research has been conducted on developing an effective strategy to prioritize set‐up reduction procedures in a multi‐machine facility. Describes a new and innovative way – a throughput...