In order to regulate work in process (WIP) to the desired value in the job shop production control system, capacity adjustment as an effective and efficient measure, which is typically achieved by flexible staffs and working time. In this paper, instead of traditional labour-oriented approaches,...

Le panorama de ces industries a été amorcé dans un premier tome, qui décrit l'histoire, les atouts du développement et les secteurs les plus en amont de la chaîne des fabrications, de la sidérurgie à a construction métallique. Le second tome aborde des secteurs qui produisent des...

Due to changes in individual demand, manufacturing processes have become more complex and dynamic. To cope with respective fluctuations as well as machine breakdowns, capacity adjustment is one of the major effective measures. Instead of labor-oriented methods, we propose a machinery-based...

Since the 1970s, computerized machine tools have been replacing semi-skilled manufacturing workers, contributing to factory automation. We build a novel measure of exposure to computer numerical control (CNC) based on initial variation in tool types across industries and differential shifts...