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Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems (2006)
Journal Article
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems. International Journal of Production Economics, 104(2),

Virtual-Build-to-Order (VBTO) is an emerging order fulfilment system within the automotive sector that is intended to improve fulfilment performance by taking advantage of integrated information systems. The primary innovation in VBTO systems is the... Read More about Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems.

Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Farr, R., Buxton, D., Bovik, C., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry.

The virtual enterprise is an ideal solution to the pace of change in modern markets, where increasingly well-informed customers demand high performance, customised products, with continuing downward pressure on prices and lead times. In meeting custo... Read More about Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry.

Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain (2006)
Book
Farr, R., & Holm, S. (2006). Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain. VIVACE project

This document presents findings from the simulation of a focused factory at Volvo Aero, Trollhättan. A series of experiments were carried out, aimed at testing a range of alternative logistic concepts. Each concept describes an approach to the contro... Read More about Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain.

Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control (2006)
Book Chapter
MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control. In J. W. Herrmann (Ed.), Handbook of Production Scheduling. Springer

With global markets and global competition, pressures are placed on manufacturing organizations to compress order fulfillment times, meet delivery commitments consistently and also maintain efficiency in operations to address cost issues. This chapte... Read More about Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control.