Enhancing Synergies in a Collaborative Environment

✍ Scribed by Pablo Cortés, Elvira Maeso-González, Alejandro Escudero-Santana (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 370
• Series: Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume contains a selection of the best papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management, XX International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, and International IIE Conference 2014, hosted by ADINGOR, ABEPRO and the IIE, whose mission is to promote links between researchers and practitioners from different branches, to enhance an interdisciplinary perspective of industrial engineering and management.

The conference topics covered: operations research, modelling and simulation, computer and information systems, operations research, scheduling and sequencing, logistics, production and information systems, supply chain and logistics, transportation, lean management, production planning and control, production system design, reliability and maintenance, quality management, sustainability and eco-efficiency, marketing and consumer behavior, business administration and strategic management, economic and financial management, technological and organizational innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship, economics engineering, enterprise engineering, global operations and cultural factors, operations strategy and performance, management social responsibility, environment and sustainability.

This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working in any of the fields mentioned above.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Mixed-Model Sequencing Problem Improving Labour Conditions....Pages 3-10
A Heuristic Approach for Integrated Storage and Shelf-Space Allocation....Pages 11-18
Evaluation of Pull Control Strategies and Production Authorisation Card Policies Recovery Period in a Multi-product System....Pages 19-28
Smart Decision in Industrial Site Selection: What’s New in the Case of a Steel Mill in Brazil?....Pages 29-37
Dynamic Multi-objective Maximal Covering Location Problem with Gradual Coverage....Pages 39-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Drivers and Stages in “Packaging Logistics”: An Analysis in the Food Sector....Pages 51-59
A Tabu Search Approach for Production and Sustainable Routing Planning Decisions for Inbound Logistics in an Automotive Supply Chain....Pages 61-68
Clothing Industry: Main Challenges in the Supply Chain Management of Value Brand Retailers....Pages 69-76
Structural Equation Modeling for Analyzing the Barriers and Benefits of E-procurement....Pages 77-84
Ergonomic Risk Minimisation in Assembly Line Balancing....Pages 85-93
Reverse Logistics Barriers: An Analysis Using Interpretive Structural Modeling....Pages 95-103
Mixed Trips in the School Bus Routing Problem with Public Subsidy....Pages 105-113
Analysis of the Criteria Used by Organizations in Supplier Selection....Pages 115-122
Event Monitoring Software Application for Production Planning Systems....Pages 123-130
Optimization of Public Transport Services in Small and Medium Size Towns. A Case Study on Spain....Pages 131-138
Methodology to Manage Make-to-Order and Make-to-Stock Decisions in an Electronic Component Plant....Pages 139-146
Effects of the Implementation of Antequera Dry Port in Export and Import Flows....Pages 147-154
An Iterative Stochastic Approach Estimating the Completion Times of Automated Material Handling Jobs....Pages 155-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth Spillovers....Pages 165-172
Influence of the Environmental Factors in the Creation, Development and Consolidation of University Spin-offs in the Basque Country....Pages 173-180
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Conceptual Model for Associated Costs of the Internationalisation of Operations....Pages 181-188
Relations Between Costs and Characteristics of a Process: A Simulation Study....Pages 189-196
Critical Success Factors on Implementation of Customer Experience Management (CEM) Through Extended Marketing Mix....Pages 197-204
Financing Urban Growth in Aging Societies: Modelling the Equity Release Schemes in the Welfare Mix for Older Persons....Pages 205-214
Sustainable Urban Growth in Ageing Regions: Delivering a Value to the Community....Pages 215-224
The Role of the Entrepreneur in the New Technology-Based Firm (NTBF)....Pages 225-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Increasing Production and Minimizing Costs During Machining by Control of Tool’s Wears and or Damages....Pages 235-245
Impact of 5S on Productivity, Quality, Organizational Climate and IS at Tecniaguas S.A.S....Pages 247-255
Structuring a Portfolio for Selecting and Prioritizing Textile Products....Pages 257-265
Methodology for Evaluating the Requirements of Customers in a Metalworking Company Automotive ISO/TS 16949 Certified....Pages 267-273
Improving Resilience and Performance of Organizations Using Environment, Health and Safety Management Systems. An Empirical Study in a Multinational Company....Pages 275-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Effectiveness of Construction Safety Programme Elements....Pages 285-289
Operational Issues for the Hybrid Wind-Diesel Systems: Lessons Learnt from the San Cristobal Wind Project....Pages 291-298
Points of Convergence Between Knowledge Management and Agile Methodologies in Information Technology (IT)....Pages 299-306
Recent Advances in Patent Analysis Network....Pages 307-314
Information Enclosing Knowledge Networks: A Study of Social Relations....Pages 315-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Cost System Under Uncertainty: A Case Study in the Imaging Area of a Hospital....Pages 325-333
Innovation in Consulting Firms: An Area to Explore....Pages 335-342
Innovation Capability and the Feeling of Being an Innovative Organization....Pages 343-350
Minimizing Carbon-Footprint of Municipal Waste Separate Collection Systems....Pages 351-359
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
A MILP Model for the Strategic Capacity Planning in Consultancy....Pages 361-369
Forecasting the Big Services Era: Novel Approach Combining Statistical Methods, Expertise and Technology Roadmapping....Pages 371-379

✦ Subjects

Industrial and Production Engineering; Operation Research/Decision Theory; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk