Production Planning with Capacitated Resources and Congestion

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		Production Planning with Capacitated Resources and Congestion
		Preface
		Contents
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	Chapter 1: Introduction
		1.1 The Production Planning and Control Problem
		1.2 Applications of Hierarchical PPC Systems
			1.2.1 Semiconductor Manufacturing
				1.2.1.1 The PPC Problem
			1.2.2 CD/DVD Manufacturing
				1.2.2.1 The PPC Problem
		1.3 Contributions and Perspectives of This Volume
		1.4 Outline of This Volume
		References
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	Chapter 2: Workload and Cycle Time in the Production Unit
		2.1 Preliminaries
		2.2 Insights from Queueing Models
		2.3 Structure of Cycle Times in Production Units
		2.4 From the Production Unit to the Goods Flow Problem
		References
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	Chapter 3: Production Planning and Control Frameworks
		3.1 Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and the Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) Framework
			3.1.1 Role of the Master Production Schedule
			3.1.2 Lead Time Management in MRP/MRP II Systems
		3.2 Hierarchical Production Planning (HPP) and Advanced Planning Systems (APS)
			3.2.1 Hierarchical Production Planning
			3.2.2 Advanced Planning Systems (APS)
		References
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	Chapter 4: The Workload Control Approach
		4.1 Basic Concepts
			4.1.1 Determining Target WIP Levels Under WLC
			4.1.2 Order Release Mechanisms Under WLC
		4.2 Rule-Based WLC Approaches
			4.2.1 Overview
			4.2.2 Load-Oriented Order Release
			4.2.3 The LUMS Order Release Mechanism
			4.2.4 CONWIP
		4.3 Design and Parameter Setting of Order Release Mechanisms
		4.4 Rule-Based Workload Control Within the MPC system
		4.5 Critical Assessment of Rule-Based Workload Control
		4.6 Mathematical Models for Mid-Term Production Planning
		References
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	Chapter 5: Planning Models with Stationary Fixed Lead Times
		5.1 Preliminaries
		5.2 A Generic Production Unit
		5.3 Lead Times in Models of the Goods Flow Problem
			5.3.1 Planning Models with Fixed Exogenous Lead Times
			5.3.2 A Single Production Unit
				5.3.2.1 Single Product, Instantaneous Production, Unlimited Inputs
				5.3.2.2 Single Product, Non-instantaneous Production
				5.3.2.3 Multiple Items
		5.4 Dual Formulation
			5.4.1 Insights from the Dual
		5.5 Fractional Lead Times
		5.6 Input-Output Models: An Alternative View of Fixed Lead Times
		5.7 A Caveat: Lot-Sizing Issues
		5.8 Summary and Conclusions
		References
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	Chapter 6: Time-Varying Lead Times and Iterative Multi-Model Approaches
		6.1 Preliminaries
		6.2 Relaxing the Fixed Lead Time Constraint: Conceptual Issues
		6.3 Modeling Time-Varying Lead Times
		6.4 Epoch-Based Lead Times
		6.5 Lead Time Estimation Within the Order Release Procedure
			6.5.1 Models Without WIP Evolution
			6.5.2 Critique of Lead Time Estimation Without WIP Evolution
		6.6 Lead Time Estimation Outside the Optimization Model: Iterative Multi-Model Approaches
			6.6.1 Overview
			6.6.2 Iterative Simulation-LP Algorithms
			6.6.3 Critique of Iterative Simulation-LP Algorithms
		6.7 Iterative Methods for Production Planning and Scheduling
		6.8 Conclusions
		References
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	Production Planning with Capacitated Resources and Congestion
		Preface
		Contents
		Chapter 1: Introduction
			1.1 The Production Planning and Control Problem
			1.2 Applications of Hierarchical PPC Systems
				1.2.1 Semiconductor Manufacturing
					1.2.1.1 The PPC Problem
				1.2.2 CD/DVD Manufacturing
					1.2.2.1 The PPC Problem
			1.3 Contributions and Perspectives of This Volume
			1.4 Outline of This Volume
			References
		Chapter 2: Workload and Cycle Time in the Production Unit
			2.1 Preliminaries
			2.2 Insights from Queueing Models
			2.3 Structure of Cycle Times in Production Units
			2.4 From the Production Unit to the Goods Flow Problem
			References
		Chapter 3: Production Planning and Control Frameworks
			3.1 Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and the Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) Framework
				3.1.1 Role of the Master Production Schedule
				3.1.2 Lead Time Management in MRP/MRP II Systems
			3.2 Hierarchical Production Planning (HPP) and Advanced Planning Systems (APS)
				3.2.1 Hierarchical Production Planning
				3.2.2 Advanced Planning Systems (APS)
			References
		Chapter 4: The Workload Control Approach
			4.1 Basic Concepts
				4.1.1 Determining Target WIP Levels Under WLC
				4.1.2 Order Release Mechanisms Under WLC
			4.2 Rule-Based WLC Approaches
				4.2.1 Overview
				4.2.2 Load-Oriented Order Release
				4.2.3 The LUMS Order Release Mechanism
				4.2.4 CONWIP
			4.3 Design and Parameter Setting of Order Release Mechanisms
			4.4 Rule-Based Workload Control Within the MPC system
			4.5 Critical Assessment of Rule-Based Workload Control
			4.6 Mathematical Models for Mid-Term Production Planning
			References
		Chapter 5: Planning Models with Stationary Fixed Lead Times
			5.1 Preliminaries
			5.2 A Generic Production Unit
			5.3 Lead Times in Models of the Goods Flow Problem
				5.3.1 Planning Models with Fixed Exogenous Lead Times
				5.3.2 A Single Production Unit
					5.3.2.1 Single Product, Instantaneous Production, Unlimited Inputs
					5.3.2.2 Single Product, Non-instantaneous Production
					5.3.2.3 Multiple Items
			5.4 Dual Formulation
				5.4.1 Insights from the Dual
			5.5 Fractional Lead Times
			5.6 Input-Output Models: An Alternative View of Fixed Lead Times
			5.7 A Caveat: Lot-Sizing Issues
			5.8 Summary and Conclusions
			References
		Chapter 6: Time-Varying Lead Times and Iterative Multi-Model Approaches
			6.1 Preliminaries
			6.2 Relaxing the Fixed Lead Time Constraint: Conceptual Issues
			6.3 Modeling Time-Varying Lead Times
			6.4 Epoch-Based Lead Times
			6.5 Lead Time Estimation Within the Order Release Procedure
				6.5.1 Models Without WIP Evolution
				6.5.2 Critique of Lead Time Estimation Without WIP Evolution
			6.6 Lead Time Estimation Outside the Optimization Model: Iterative Multi-Model Approaches
				6.6.1 Overview
				6.6.2 Iterative Simulation-LP Algorithms
				6.6.3 Critique of Iterative Simulation-LP Algorithms
			6.7 Iterative Methods for Production Planning and Scheduling
			6.8 Conclusions
			References
		Chapter 7: Univariate Clearing Functions
			7.1 Preliminaries
			7.2 Single-Variable Clearing Functions
				7.2.1 Average WIP-Based Clearing Functions
				7.2.2 Initial WIP-Based Clearing Functions
				7.2.3 Workload-Based Clearing Functions
				7.2.4 The Constant Cycle Time Clearing Function
				7.2.5 Empirically Based Single-Variable Clearing Functions
			7.3 Piecewise Linear Single-Variable Clearing Functions
			7.4 Optimization Models for a Single Production Resource
			7.5 Multistage Single-Product Systems
			7.6 Single-Variable Clearing Functions with Multiple Products
				7.6.1 Difficulties with Multiple Items
				7.6.2 Enforcing Average No-Passing (FIFO) Behavior
			7.7 The Allocated Clearing Function (ACF) Model
				7.7.1 ACF Model with Piecewise Linearized Clearing Function
				7.7.2 Dual Solution of the ACF Model
			7.8 Conclusions
			References
		Chapter 8: Multivariate Clearing Functions
			8.1 Limitations of Single-Dimensional Clearing Functions
			8.2 Transient Queueing Analysis of Clearing Functions
			8.3 Transient Clearing Functions with Multiple Variables
			8.4 Multivariate Multiproduct Clearing Functions
				8.4.1 Motivation
			8.5 Discussion
			References
		Chapter 9: Lot-Sizing Models Using Multi-dimensional Clearing Functions
			9.1 Impact of Lot Sizes on the Performance of Production Resources
			9.2 A MDCF Model for Lot Sizing
			9.3 Insights from a MDCF-Based Lot-Sizing Model
			9.4 Discussion
			References
		Chapter 10: Applications of Clearing Functions
			10.1 Release Planning in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
			10.2 Release Planning in a Rolling Horizon Environment
			10.3 Integrated Planning of Process Improvement and Production Activities
			10.4 Dynamic Pricing Under Price and Lead Time Sensitive Demand
			10.5 Discussion
			References
		Chapter 11: Conclusions and Future Directions
			11.1 The Gordian Knot: Output, Cycle Time, and Workload
			11.2 Weaknesses and Limitations of the Clearing Function Approach
				11.2.1 Why Clearing Functions?
				11.2.2 Choice of Functional Form for the Clearing Function
			11.3 Some Directions for Future Research
				11.3.1 Parameter Setting for Order Release Models
				11.3.2 A Deeper Understanding of Clearing Functions: Properties, Theoretical Basis, and Integration with Order Release Models
				11.3.3 Integration of Order Release into the Overall Supply Chain
				11.3.4 Advanced Techniques for Flow Time and Output Modeling
			11.4 Conclusions
			References
		Index
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	Chapter 8: Multivariate Clearing Functions
		8.1 Limitations of Single-Dimensional Clearing Functions
		8.2 Transient Queueing Analysis of Clearing Functions
		8.3 Transient Clearing Functions with Multiple Variables
		8.4 Multivariate Multiproduct Clearing Functions
			8.4.1 Motivation
		8.5 Discussion
		References
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	Chapter 9: Lot-Sizing Models Using Multi-dimensional Clearing Functions
		9.1 Impact of Lot Sizes on the Performance of Production Resources
		9.2 A MDCF Model for Lot Sizing
		9.3 Insights from a MDCF-Based Lot-Sizing Model
		9.4 Discussion
		References
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	Chapter 10: Applications of Clearing Functions
		10.1 Release Planning in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
		10.2 Release Planning in a Rolling Horizon Environment
		10.3 Integrated Planning of Process Improvement and Production Activities
		10.4 Dynamic Pricing Under Price and Lead Time Sensitive Demand
		10.5 Discussion
		References
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	Chapter 11: Conclusions and Future Directions
		11.1 The Gordian Knot: Output, Cycle Time, and Workload
		11.2 Weaknesses and Limitations of the Clearing Function Approach
			11.2.1 Why Clearing Functions?
			11.2.2 Choice of Functional Form for the Clearing Function
		11.3 Some Directions for Future Research
			11.3.1 Parameter Setting for Order Release Models
			11.3.2 A Deeper Understanding of Clearing Functions: Properties, Theoretical Basis, and Integration with Order Release Models
			11.3.3 Integration of Order Release into the Overall Supply Chain
			11.3.4 Advanced Techniques for Flow Time and Output Modeling
		11.4 Conclusions
		References
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	Index