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Recent
Publications
- Benjaafar,
S., S. Heragu and S. Irani, "Next Generation Factory Layouts:
Research Challenges and Recent Progress," Interfaces, to
appear in 2002.
- Benjaafar,
S., M. Lahmar and H. Ergan, "Resequencing and Feature Assignment
on a Moving Assembly Line," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and
Automation, to appear in 2002.
- Benjaafar,
S., "Modeling and Analysis of Congestion in the Design of Facility
Layouts," Management Science, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 679-204,
2002.
- Kim, J.
S. and S. Benjaafar, "Extended Abstract: On the Benefits of Inventory
Pooling in Production-Inventory Systems," Manufacturing and
Service Operations Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.
12-16, 2002 (M&SOM Best Paper Award, Honorable Mention).
- Bar-Cohen,
A. Benjaafar, S. and M. Iyengar, "Design for Manufacturability
of Natural Convection Cooled Heat Sinks," International
Journal of Transport Phenomenon, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 43-57,
2002.
- Lahmar,
M., Ergan, H. and S. Benjaafar, "Extended Abstract: Resequencing
and Feature Assignment on a Moving Assembly Line," Manufacturing
and Service Operations Management Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp.
7-9, 2001 (M&SOM Best Paper Award, Honorable Mention).
- Benjaafar, S., "Flexible Factory Layouts: Issues in Design,
Modeling, and Analysis," The Design of Manufacturing Systems,
C. T. Leondes (Editor), CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2001.
- Benjaafar,
S. and M. Sheikhzadeh, "Design of Flexible Plant Layouts,"
IIE Transactions, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 309-322, 2000.
- Benjaafar,
S. and D. Gupta, "Workload Allocation in Multi-Product/Multi-Facility
Production Systems with Setup Times," IIE Transactions,
Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 339-352, 1999 (Winner of IIE Transactions
Best Paper Award).
- Benjaafar,
S. and D. Gupta, "Scope versus Focus: Issues of Flexibility, Capacity,
and Number of Production Facilities," IIE Transactions,
Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 413-425, 1998 (Winner of IIE Transactions
Best Paper Award).
- Benjaafar,
S., M. Sheikhzadeh and D. Gupta, "Machine Sharing in Manufacturing
Systems: Flexibility Versus Chaining." International Journal
of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 351-378,
1998.
- Benjaafar,
S. and D. Tirupati, "Recent Advances in Manufacturing Flexibility."
International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems,
invited editorial for special issue, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 323-325,
1998.
- Benjaafar,
S. and M. Sheikhzadeh, "Scheduling Policies, Batch Sizes, and
Manufacturing Lead Times." IIE Transactions, Vol. 29, No.
2, pp. 159-166, 1997.
- Benjaafar,
S., "On Production Batches, Transfer Batches and Lead Times."
IIE Transactions, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 357-362, 1996.
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Working
Papers
- Benjaafar, S., and
M. ElHafsi, "Demand Allocation in Multiple
Product, Multiple Facility Make-To-Stock Systems," Management
Science, in review.
- Benjaafar, S., J.
Kim and Vishwanadham N., "On the Effect
of Product Variety in Production-Inventory Systems," Annals
of Operations Research, in review.
- Benjaafar, S. and
J. Kim, "When does higher demand variability
lead to lower safety stock?," Management Science, in
review.
- Suryanarayanan,
G., and S., Benjaafar, "Modeling and
Analysis of Flexible Queueing Sstems," Naval Research
Logistics, in review.
- Benjaafar,
S., W. L. Cooper and J. S. Kim, "On the
Benefits of Inventory Pooling in Production-Inventory Systems,"
Management Science, in review.
- Gupta, D.
and S. Benjaafar, "Make-to-order, Make-to-stock,
or Delay Product Differentiation? - A Common Framework for Modeling
and Analysis," Management Science, in review.
- Yang, T.
and S. Benjaafar, "FLQ: A Software for Design
of Facility Layouts with Queueing," Working Paper, Division
of Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Minnesota
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