Title :
Management of focused storage technology in a hybrid job-shop environment
Author :
Cole, Michael H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes focused storage inventory control and discusses a current case involving the implementation of focused storage concepts and technology in a hybrid job-shop environment. The paper covers technology management issues faced by the job-shop that uses focused storage and those faced by the researcher/consultant proposing such a system
Keywords :
management; management of change; manufacture; stock control; change management; consultants; focused storage technology management; hybrid job-shop environment; inventory control; researchers; shop floor operations; Assembly; Environmental management; Inventory management; Job production systems; Logistics; Manufacturing; Material storage; Materials requirements planning; Production facilities; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653559
