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  • A methodology for the economic evaluation of centralized versus decentralized automated component insertion

    Creator:
    Randhawa, Sabah
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    Productivity gains in the manufacturing sector have generally been credited to investments in production facilities that supplemented or replaced manual labor. Insertion of circuit boards is a key activity in the electronics industry. Improvements in productivity of circuit board manufacture may be achieved by replacing manual component insertion with automatic...
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    versus decentralized automated component insertion AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sabah Randhawa for the

  • Evaluation of the limit number effects for reduced inspection in ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 using a Markov model

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    Grinde, Roger B.
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    ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 is a widely used attributes acceptance sampling system. A necessary aspect of a scheme, from both a theoretical and psychological viewpoint, is the switching between normal, tightened, and reduced inspection as a function of quality history. In the latest revision of the standard the switching rules were altered...
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    experience. My sincere thanks go to Drs. Edward D. McDowell and Sabah Randhawa, my major and minor

  • Heuristic algorithm for multistage scheduling in food processing industry

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    Juwono, Cynthia P.
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    A multistage production system consists of a number of production stages that are interrelated, that is the output from one stage forms input to the next stage. There are constraints associated with each stage as well as constraints imposed by the overall system. Besides, there are multiple objectives that need...
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    Multistage Scheduling in Food Processing Industry. Redacted for Privacy Abstract Approved : Sabah Randhawa

  • A sensitivity evaluation of EPA's CAL3QHC dispersion model for carbon monoxide analysis at urban intersections

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    Lindemann, Julie B.
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    In February 1994, EPA proposed to "refine" its carbon monoxide (CO) hot spot model, CAL3QHC, to increase its accuracy and reliability. Currently, this proposal includes using hourly meteorological data recorded at airports near the modeling sites instead of the worst case conditions now recommended as a modeling default. The analysis...
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    Sensitivity Evaluation of EPA's CAL3QHC del or ar n 1,_ d 1 t ectiSt Abstract approved: Sabah Randhawa In

  • A network simulation model of a fish processing plant

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    Jonatansson, Elias
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    The fish processing industry is the most important industry in Iceland. The single most important processing method is quickfreezing, and the major market is in the United States. With increasing competition in the market from countries like Canada, productivity of fish processing plants is becoming increasingly important. This research focuses...
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    Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Sabah Randhawa The fish processing industry is the most

  • Steady-state analysis in simulation : an application of Schriber's truncation rule to complex queueing systems

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    Saleh, Budiman
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    The objective of many steady-state simulations is to study the behavior of a nonterminating system with a peak load of infinite duration. Due to the complexity of the system, the initial conditions of the system are often atypical that often requires the simulators to start the system with the empty...
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    Queueing Systems. Redacted for Privacy Abstract Approved : Sabah Randhawa The objective of many steady

  • Managing urban development : a simulation approach for coping with change at a municipal parking structure

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    White, Stephen James
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    Public construction projects are frequently presented as occurring in complex social, political and economic settings described as being uncertain. In public administration, this uncertainty is cited as a cause for shifting from the so called "rational-comprehensive" model of policy and decision making toward an "incremental" or "mixed-scanning" approach. None of...
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    1992 APPROVED: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Sabah Randhawa, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing

  • An experimental investigation of scheduling non-identical parallel processors with sequence-dependent set-up times and due dates

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    Smith, Terrence A.
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    An experimental investigation of factors effecting scheduling a system of parallel, non-identical processors using a series of experimental designs was carried out. System variables included were processor capacities relationships, sequencing and assignment rules, job size, and product demand distributions. The effect of the variables was measured by comparing mean flow...
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    Randhawa An experimental investigation of factors effecting scheduling a system of parallel, non

  • Simulation-based design evaluation of automated storage/retrieval systems

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    Shroff, Raj N.
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    Automated storage and Retrieval (AS/R) systems have had a significant impact on storage and retrieval of finished goods, work-in-process, and raw materials and supplies. A microcomputer-based simulation model was developed to evaluate different unit load AS/R systems serving multiple input sources and output destinations. The simulation results were statistically analyzed...
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    would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. S. U. Randhawa for accepting me to carry out my

  • A simulation based decision support system for resouce planning

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    Mechling, Ann M.
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    The problem of resource planning has long been a topic of interest for operations managers in both production and service industries. Inputs such as raw materials, energy, and capital are limited resources; therefore, managers must make informed decisions regarding the use of these inputs. This thesis addresses the area of...
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    Engineering presented on September 6, 1988. Title: A Simulation Based Decision S ort S stem for Resource