Proceedings of the Thirty-First International Matador Conference

Manufacturing Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-1

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2. Practical Experience of Benchmarking Research in UK Manufacturing

   • Gwyn Groves, James Douglas, Jeremy Steel

   Pages 3-8

3. Kaizen: The Application of Performance Benchmarking for a Customer-Focussed Supplier Association

   • Nick Rich

   Pages 9-15

4. Beyond Competitive Advantage a ‘Competitive Relevance’ Approach to Manufacturing Strategy

   • H. Maylor

   Pages 17-22

5. Profiling Manufacturing Organisations — A Comparison of Four Different Methods

   • L. E. Davis, J. P. Duberley, K. A. Talbot

   Pages 23-28

6. Modelling Techniques for the Analysis of a Manufacturing Strategy

   • T. S. Baines, J. M. Kay, D. J. Hamblin, D. K. Harrison

   Pages 29-34

7. The Development And Introduction of the Colchester Tornado CNC Lathe — Practical Application of Innovative Techniques

   • S. Lebeau

   Pages 35-40

8. The Process of Change in a Manufacturing Company

   • N. D. Burns, C. J. Backhouse

   Pages 41-46

9. The Design of Management Systems for a Continuously Changing Context

   • Alastair Nicholson

   Pages 47-53

10. Bringing an Integrating Intelligence to Manufacturing Information Systems

    • Allan Hodgson

    Pages 55-60

11. Structured Analysis for JIT Implementation: An Experimental Case Study

    • A. Bosio, A. A. Bruzzone, P. M. Lonardo

    Pages 61-66

12. An Expert System for Scheduling in Just-In-Time Manufacturing Cells

    • M. Momin, M. K. Khan, A. K. Kochhar

    Pages 67-72

13. General Economic Order Quantity Model for Lot Sizing with Quality Loss and Process Analysis

    • Z. Tang, P. Valenti, M. Bertoncini

    Pages 73-78

14. A New Heuristic Algorithm for Sequence-Dependent Setup Problems

    • A. Kazerooni, K. Abhary, F. T. S. Chan

    Pages 79-85

15. Performance Estimation of Car Engine Manufacturing Systems Using Reduced Event Simulation

    • K. Aitchison, J. M. Kay

    Pages 87-92

16. Knowledge Based Simulation for Improved Demand Management in Manufacturing Industries

    • M. N. Khan, A. K. Kochhar, X. Ma

    Pages 93-98

17. The Usefulness of 3D Discrete Event Simulation

    • J. Bennaton, K. Sivayoganathan

    Pages 99-103

18. Modelling Transfer Line Breakdowns — A Practical Approach

    • I. Ikonen, J. M. Kay, K. Aitchison

    Pages 105-109

19. Development of Simulation Techniques for the Design of Nagare Flow Production Systems

    • P. D. Ball, D. M. Love

    Pages 111-116