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Forelife.xls
An
Excel workbook that forecasts the remaining
lifetime demand using both a finite and an infinite
geometric series model. Regression is used to estimate the
parameters. Donated by Professor Art Hill (University of
Minnesota), ahill@csom.umn.edu
Lotsizing.xls
An
Excel workbook that implements several methods
for lotsizing for time varying demand, including a very
efficient implementation of the Wagner-Whitin algorithm. Donated by
Professor Art Hill (University of Minnesota), ahill@csom.umn.edu
Netsolver.xls
An
Excel workbook that implements a minimum cost
flow network optimization algorithm using VBA
code. Donated by Professor Art Hill (University of
Minnesota), ahill@csom.umn.edu
Factory Schedule Show, by Professor Khoshnevis,
Khoshnevis Industrial & Systems Engineering University of
Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0193 (213) 740-4889
(213) 740-1120 (fax)
khoshnev@usc.edu,
free of charge to those who may be interested. FSS is a
Windows based software which provides a graphical demonstration
of factory operations schedule and machine
loads. The system is also capable of showing relevant
statistical data and performance measures. Here is the URL:
http://www-
rcf.usc.edu/~khoshnev/
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Click on "Major Software Developed" -
Click on FSS to download.
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To run FSS: Run FSS.EXE - Select 'File', Select
'Open' - Select the 'demo.fss' input file. The FSS windows
will be activated.