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Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector
Book
Wang, K., Buxton, D., Farr, R., & MacCarthy, B. Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector. VIVACE project consortium

The business environment is changing fast and radically. Traditional capacity planning has limitations in today’s dynamic environments, particularly from a strategic perspective in the aerospace sector. This document sets out to identify the unique c... Read More about Investigation of strategic capacity issues in the aerospace sector.

Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study
Book
Grainger, A. (2013). Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study. Nottingham University Business School

The study was funded by the Nottingham University Business School with the support of the International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) and the Association of Port Health Authorities (APHA), amongst others. It involved: a detailed review of current im... Read More about Trade and customs procedures: the compliance costs for UK meat imports: a case study.

Port resilience: a primer
Book
Grainger, A., & Achuthan, K. Port resilience: a primer. Dr Andrew Grainger

The aim of this conceptual paper is to help stimulate further research and enquiry into UK Port Resilience and is a product of the EPSRC funded Knowledge Transfer Collaboration between the University of Nottingham and the Department for Transport (Df... Read More about Port resilience: a primer.

Review of order fulfilment models for Catalogue Mass Customization
Book Chapter
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. Review of order fulfilment models for Catalogue Mass Customization. In Proceedings of the International Mass Customization Meeting 2005 (IMCM '05). GITO-Verlag

Mass Customization (MC) is not a mature business strategy and hence it is not clear that a single or small group of operational models are dominating. Companies tend to approach MC from either a mass production or a customization origin and this in... Read More about Review of order fulfilment models for Catalogue Mass Customization.

Intelligent pipeline control - a simulation study in the automotive sector
Conference Proceeding
Brabazon, P. G., Woodcock, A., & MacCarthy, B. L. Intelligent pipeline control - a simulation study in the automotive sector.

Automotive producers are aiming to make their order fulfilment processes more flexible. Opening the pipeline of planned products for dynamic allocation to dealers/ customers is a significant step to be more flexible but the behaviour of such Virtual... Read More about Intelligent pipeline control - a simulation study in the automotive sector.

A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation
Journal Article
Farr, R., Tannock, J., & Almgren, T. A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2010.031963

Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately... Read More about A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation.

Order fulfillment in high variety production environments
Journal Article
MacCarthy, B. L., & Brabazon, P. Order fulfillment in high variety production environments. Manuscript submitted for publication

Providing high levels of product variety and product customization is challenging for many companies. This paper presents a new classification of production and order fulfillment approaches available to manufacturing companies that offer high variety... Read More about Order fulfillment in high variety production environments.