We use learning methods to build classi5ers in using a set of training samples. A classi5er is capable to assign a new sample into one of the di6erent learnt classes. In a non-stationary work environment, a classi5er must be retrained every time a new sample is classi5ed, to obtain new knowledge from it. This is an impractical solution since it requires the storage of all available samples and ...

Today, the construction industry is facing intense competition and success in this competition depends on several factors. Project managers try to minimize project time and cost, carbon dioxide emission and at the same time maximizing the quality of project and its plan robustness. In this paper, study construction project scheduling considering a discrete trade-off between time, cost, quality,...

The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of methods that are potentially useful for growing event memories in autonomous robots. Recognizing events in sequences of sensor and motor signals is viewed as an important step toward intelligent robot behaviour and part of concept formation, needed for learning tasks such as navigation, planning or language use. Here we concentrate on...

This paper argues the widespread adoption of Just-in-Time (JIT) logistics provides a key to understanding the growth in the U.S. trade share. To do so, I develop a dynamic trade model based on the choice of the logistics technology used in a firm’s supply chain. The model’s predicted trade dynamics depend on how the set of firms using JIT with international suppliers changes over time. A numeri...

One of the important elements that have been playing a significant role in today’s global business operations is culture. An important dimension of cultural analysis has been added to its discussion of transferability of JIT/TQM to other countries ever since the Japanese management techniques, JIT and TQM, became popular throughout the world. This paper reviews the transferability of these popu...

New employees in an organisation typically undergo a period of relatively intense training when they commence their employment. Often the quantity of information imparted is too large for the newcomers to assimilate during the short training period. Moreover, much of the information may not be relevant until months or even years after the initial training period, by which time it has long been ...

During the 1980s various approaches to batch-type manufacturing environments were implemented. The most popular of these were MaterialRequirements Planning (MRP), ('JfOUP Technology (GT) and Just-In-Time (JIT). However few successful implementations of any of these approaches were achieved [1] [2] [3]. This paper compares the various approaches of GT, MRP, TIT along with the integrated approach...

The deficiencies in previous quantitative models for buyer–supplier coordination in a just-in-time (JIT) environment are corrected. An expanded model incorporating additional factors is developed and the factors are ranked through a detailed numerical analysis. Factor ranks are then compared with results of a series of semi-formal interviews with supplier and purchasing representatives. Publish...