CONTENTS Preface T. Ichimura INVITED PAPERS Sustainable production — a new paradigm for a new millennium C. O’Brien Turbulent times require creative thinking: New European concepts in production management H.-J. Bullinger Next generation of production research: Wisdom, collaboration, and society S.Y. Nof RESEARCH PAPERS Production Concepts and Performance Measurement Concepts and methods for a production integrated environmental protection H.-J. Bullinger, J. von Steinaecker and A. Weller Agility, adaptability and leanness: A comparison of concepts and a study of practice H. Katayama and D. Bennett The forces that shape organisational performance measurement systems: An interdisci- plinary review D.B. Waggoner, A.D. Neely and M.P. Kennerley Performance measurement for product design and development in a manufacturing environment K.S. Pawar and H. Driva A technology oriented productivity measurement model W.-C. Chiou, H.-W. Kuo and I.-Y. Lu Towards a framework for analyzing efficiency during start-up: An empirical investigation of a Swedish auto manufacturer H. Almgren Manufacturing Strategy A methodology for formulating a business strategy in manufacturing firms L.E. Quezada, F.M. Cordova, S. Widmer and C. O’Brien Creating a model of process innovation for reengineering of business and manufacturing J. Papinniemi Reengineering for human resource management in Japanese companies: Is it important to be introduced? D. Purwadi, K. Tanaka and M. Ota Component part standardization: A way to reduce the life-cycle costs of products H.S.C. Perera, N. Nagarur and M.T. Tabucanon Impact of various flexibility types in a hybrid fabrication/assembly production system H. Tsubone and M. Horikawa xX Impact of commonality and flexibility on manufacturing performance: A simulation study N. Nagarur and A. Azeem An analysis of innovation management systems’ characteristics M. Tuominen, P. Piippo, T. Ichimura and Y. Matsumoto Introducing a platform strategy in product development M. Muffatto Company-wide integration of strategic maintenance: An empirical analysis P. Jonsson Subcontractors in a partnership environment: A study on changing manufacturing strategy U. Lehtinen Management Information System A design for a management information system with consideration for stochastic variability K. Nakashima Decision support tool for justifying alternative manufacturing and production control systems N. Chiadamrong and C. O’Brien Interactive decision system in stochastic multiobjective portfolio selection C. Shing and H. Nagasawa Module-based intelligent advisory system J. Papstel An automated welding operation planning system for block assembly in shipbuilding K.-K. Cho, J.-G. Sun and J.-S. Oh Decision support system for a jewellery manufacturer T.N. Wong, C.H. Cheung and H. Lau Policy exercise: An essential enabler of virtual corporation T. Tsuchiya and S. Tsuchiya Integrated environmental management process applying genetic algorithm T. Takeuchi, Y. Yazu and A. Sakuma An experimental evaluation of input devices for pointing work H. Ichikawa, M. Homma and M. Umemura An object-oriented multitasking control environment for multirobot system programming and execution with 3D graphic simulation G. Yasuda Logistics and Distributed Manufacturing Concurrent engineering for global manufacturing H.S. Abdalla Performance and partnership in global manufacturing-modelling frameworks and tech- niques E.K. Lo and C. Pushpakumara Quality assurance in food and agribusiness supply chains: Developing successful partner- ships G.W. Ziggers and J. Trienekens Communication-based coordination modeling in distributed manufacturing systems J.A. Ceroni, M. Matsui and S.Y. Nof Designing of a production ordering system for automobile repair parts S. Hiraki, K. Ishii and H. Katayama Studies on the optimal location of commerce — basic laws considering the distribution of population K. Minagawa and K. Sumiyoshi The procedure of determining the order picking strategies in distribution center C.-H. Lin and 1.-Y. Lu A study on shelf space allocation and management M.-H. Yang and W.-C. Chen Determination of dominant facility locations with minimum noise levels for the cost contour map S. Nanthavanij and N. Asadathorn Modeling of Manufacturing and Inventory Control Agent oriented system approach for workflow automation A. Inamoto A genetic algorithm method for one-dimensional machine location problems D. Gong, G. Yamazaki, M. Gen and W. Xu The development of an object-oriented simulation system based on the thought process of the manufacturing system design H. Hibino, Y. Fukuda, S. Fujii, F. Kojima, K. Mitsuyuki and Y. Yura An optimal worker allocation problem for a U-shaped production line K. Nakade and K. Ohno The eclectic model for stochastic dynamic production cycling problem M. Yokoyama Transient behavior of a single-stage kanban system based on the queueing model Y. Seki and N. Hoshino A semi-open decomposition approach for an open queueing network in a general con- figuration with a kanban blocking mechanism Z. Xiaobo and Z. Zhou Further developments on safety stocks in an MRP system applying Laplace transforms and input—output analysis R.W. Grubbstr6m and O. Tang Optimal inventory control policy subject to different selling prices of perishable com- modities Y. Adachi, T. Nose and S. Kuriyama Measuring the impact of asymmetric demand distributions on inventories E. Bartezzaghi, R. Verganti and G. Zotteri A turbine-blade balancing problem W. Choi, H. Kang and T. Baek Biomechanical study on the postures in manual lifting tasks using cusp surface analysis Y. Kume and N. Sato Cellular Manufacturing and FMS A genetic algorithm-based approach for design of independent manufacturing cells C. Moon and M. Gen Information analysis in a distributed dynamic group technology method D. Ben-Arieh and R. Sreenivasan Xl Multivariate analysis model for machine-part cell formation problem in group technology M. Kitaoka, R. Nakamura, S. Serizawa and J. Usuki Dynamic control of a cellular-line production system under variations in the product mix M. Kuroda, T. Tomita and K. Maeda Limited flexibility in cellular manufacturing systems: A simulation study V. Albino and A.C. Garavelli Dynamic process planning system for a machining center in an FMS environment K. Ohashi An adaptive dispatching algorithm for automated guided vehicles based on an evolution- ary process S.H. Kim and H. Hwang Integrated manufacturing planning for an AGV-based FMS Y. Seo and P.J. Egbelu The use of feedforward neural networks for machine vision calibration M.B. Lynch, C.H. Dagli and M. Vallenki Performance-based control for the machining process and its application H. Bin, J. Jin, Y. Sun and M. Yang A study of estimation method for mouth position using image processing technique S. Tokunaga, H. Osaki and Y. Sakai Scheduling and Sequencing Rescheduling and optimization of schedules considering machine failures B. Guo and Y. Nonaka Simulated annealing approach for minimizing the makespan of the general job-shop T. Satake, K. Morikawa, K. Takahashi and N. Nakamura Cyclic scheduling for re-entrant manufacturing systems K. Yura Bi-criteria scheduling problem on three identical parallel machines S. Mohri, T. Masuda and H. Ishii Single machine scheduling to meet due times under shutdown constraints M. Asano and H. Ohta A quick optimal algorithm for sequencing on one machine to minimize total tardiness Y. Hirakawa A sequencing problem to level part usage rates and work loads for a mixed-model assembly line with a bypass subline T. Tamura, H. Long and K. Ohno Sequencing method for products in consideration of assembly time K. Kurashige, Y. Yoshinari, S. Miyazaki and Y. Kameyama A study of “fragrance” on working environment characteristics in VDT work activities M. Kawakami, S. Aoki and T. Ohkubo Quality Control and Reliability Intelligent process control in manufacturing industry with sequential processes B.S. Kang, D.H. Choe and S.C. Park A study on “science SQC” by utilizing “management SQC”’ — A demonstrative study on a new SOC concept and procedure in the manufacturing industry K. Amasaka Patterns of organizational and technological development in the Thai manufacturing industry M. Nagswasdi and C. O’Brien Structural reliability estimation based on simulation within limited sampling region M. Yonezawa, S. Okuda and Y.T. Park Optimal control policy for a tool-wear process subject to shocks and random failures V. Makis A Bayesian approach to prediction of system failure rates by criticalities under event trees C.-H. Jun, S.Y. Chang, Y. Hong and H. Yang Statistical model selection based on Bayes decision theory and its application to change detection problem M. Gotoh and S. Hirasawa Diary of Events Author Index to Volumes 60-61