eprintid: 13573 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 353 dir: disk0/00/01/35/73 datestamp: 2016-08-04 09:24:35 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:41:24 status_changed: 2016-08-04 09:24:35 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 1 creators_name: Kuula, M. creators_name: Stam, A. creators_name: Leino, S. creators_name: Ranta, J. creators_name: Wallenius, J. creators_id: 1602 title: Workload balancing in the manufacturing environment: A multicriteria trade-off analysis ispublished: pub abstract: We describe an application of a custom-designed model-based decision tool system to analyse the workload balancing problem at an assembly plant of Nokia Telecommunications, a Finnish manufacturer of highly customized electronic products. Our system was designed to control effectively and manage the production process of electronic devices for telecommunications link systems and satellite communications systems, among others. It assisted management in determining accurate workload forecasts, in anticipating bottlenecks in the production process, and in providing recommendations regarding how to distribute the production load optimally over the planning horizon. In particular, the system facilitated a trade-off analysis between important competitive factors, such as system throughput time and labour costs. Interesting side benefits emerged from the study. date: 1999-01 date_type: published publisher: Taylor & Francis id_number: 10.1080/002075499191085 creators_browse_id: 1588 full_text_status: none publication: International Journal of Production Research volume: 37 number: 7 pagerange: 1459-1477 refereed: TRUE issn: 0020-7543 coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_project: no fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article citation: Kuula, M., Stam, A. , Leino, S., Ranta, J., & Wallenius, J. (1999). Workload balancing in the manufacturing environment: A multicriteria trade-off analysis. International Journal of Production Research 37 (7) 1459-1477. 10.1080/002075499191085 .