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Procurement policy of vulnerable parts with jointly distributed lifespan
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)
Vulnerable parts exist in most machines or equipment. Failure of those vulnerable parts may result in damage of the machine or the product, and may sometimes cause unnecessary down-time within a production cycle, all of ...
Minimization of transportation and installation time for offshore wind turbines
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)
The most challenging aspect of introducing an offshore wind energy facility is high cost of capital for transportation and installation of wind turbines. The cost associated with transportation and installation depends on ...
Impact of finite life cycle to a consignment stocking supply chain with uncertain demand
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)
There are usually two reasons that force a supply chain to adopt the consignment stocking policy: the high demand variance and the high risk of obsolescence. This research aims to study the influences of these two issues ...