Dr. John Miltenburg
Professor Emeritus
Operations Management
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Professor Miltenburg’s research interests are international production networks and strategy, lean production and facility layout, inventory management, quality management, and integer programming. He teaches courses in operations management, management science, business statistics, and quality management.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
January 2019
Online Teaching In A Large, Required, Undergraduate Management Science Course
JOURNAL : INFORMS TRANSACTIONS ON EDUCATION
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
January 2018
Supply Chains For Iilicit Products: Case Study Of The Global Opiate Production Networks
JOURNAL : COGENT BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Shaofeng Liu
October 2015
Changing A Multidomestic Production Network To A Global Function Network: North America Heinz Ketchup From 1960 To 2015
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
May 2015
Changes In Manufacturing Facility-, Network-, And Strategy-types At The Michelin North America Company From 1950 To 2014
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
November 2009
Setting Manufacturing Strategy For A Company's International Manufacturing Network
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
May 2008
Setting Manufacturing Strategy For A Factory-within-a-factory
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
August 2007
Level Schedules For Mixed-model Jit Production Lines: Characteristics Of The Largest Instances That Can Be Solved Optimally
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
April 2007
Order Quantities For Style Goods With Two Order Opportunities And Bayesian Updating Of Demand. Part Ii: Capacity Constraints
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Hc Pong
February 2006
Optimally Balancing Large Assembly Lines: Updating Johnson S 1988 Fable Algorithm*
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
February 2003
The Stochastic U?line Balancing Problem
JOURNAL : NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Franco Guerriero, John Miltenburg
April 2002
Balancing And Scheduling Mixed-model U-shaped Production Lines
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
April 2002
Balancing And Scheduling Mixed-model U-shaped Production Lines
JOURNAL : FLEXIBLE SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
March 2002
Analysis Of Wafer Fabrication Facilities Using Four Variations Of The Open Queueing Network Decomposition Model
JOURNAL : IIE TRANSACTIONS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Chun hung Cheng, Houmin Yan
November 2001
A Lagrangian Relaxation Algorithm For A Production Planning Problem Where Products Have Alternate Routings
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Chun hung Cheng, John Miltenburg
April 2001
U-shaped Production Lines: A Review Of Theory And Practice
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
April 2001
One-piece Flow Manufacturing On U-shaped Production Lines: A Tutorial
JOURNAL : IIE TRANSACTIONS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
January 2001
Production Planning Problem Where Products Have Alternative Routings And Bills-of-material
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
January 2001
Computational Complexity Of Algorithms For Mrp And Jit Production Planning Problems In Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
JOURNAL : PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
January 2000
The Effect Of Breakdowns On U-shaped Production Lines
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
2000
The Effect Of Straight- And U-shaped Lines On Quality
JOURNAL : IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Chun hung Cheng, John Miltenburg, J Motwani
August 1998
Balancing U-lines In A Multiple U-line Facility
JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
February 1998
The Mixed-model U-line Balancing Problem
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: D Sparling, John Miltenburg
November 1997
On The Cost Of Using Capacity Flexibility — A Dynamic Programming Approach
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: J Wijngaard, John Miltenburg
April 1997
Comparing Jit, Mrp And Toc, And Embedding Toc Into Mrp
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
December 1996
Managing And Reducing Total Cycle Time: Models And Analysis
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, David Sparling
March 1996
Economic Order Quantity And Quantity Discounts Under Date-terms Supplier Credit: A Discounted Cash Flow Approach
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
CONTRIBUTORS: Marvin l Carlson, John Miltenburg, John j Rousseau
July 1995
Revisiting The Mixed-model Multi-level Just-in-time Scheduling Problem
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Gordon Sinnamon
December 1994
The Application Of An Open Queueing Network To The Analysis Of Cycle Time, Variability, Throughput, Inventory And Cost In The Batch Production System Of A Microelectronics Manufacturer
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Krysia Lynes, John Miltenburg
October 1994
The U-line Line Balancing Problem
JOURNAL : MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, J Wijngaard
December 1993
On The Equivalence Of Jit And Mrp As Technologies For Reducing Wastes In Manufacturing
JOURNAL : NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
November 1993
Revisiting The Cell Formation Problem: Assigning Parts To Production Systems
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Ali-reza Montazemi
July 1993
A Theoretical Framework For Understanding Why Jit Reduces Cost And Cycle Time And Improves Quality
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
May 1992
Algorithms For Scheduling Multi-level Just-in-time Production Systems
JOURNAL : IIE TRANSACTIONS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Gordon Sinnamon
December 1991
Developing Production Schedules Which Balance Part Usage And Smooth Production Loads For Just?in?time Production Systems
JOURNAL : NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, T Goldstein
August 1991
A Modeling Tool For Analysing The Information Requirements Of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Ali-reza Montazemi, John Miltenburg
May 1991
Alternate Method For The Justification Of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: I Krinsky, John Miltenburg
February 1991
Embedding Jit Into Mrp
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Sdp Flapper, John Miltenburg, John Miltenburg
January 1991
Designing And Phasing In Just-in-time Production Systems
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Jacob Wijngaard
January 1991
A Comparative Evaluation Of Nine Well-known Algorithms For Solving The Cell Formation Problem In Group Technology
JOURNAL : JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Wenjiang Zhang
May 1990
Flexible Manufacturing Systems Evaluation: An Alternative Approach
JOURNAL : FLEXIBLE SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Itzhak Krinsky, Abraham Mehrez, John Miltenburg, Buddy l Myers
January 1990
Optimizing Total Safety Inventory For Large Transfer Lines
JOURNAL : OMEGA
CONTRIBUTORS: Az Szendrovits, John Miltenburg, Z Goldstein
January 1990
Changing Mrp's Costing Procedures To Suit Jit
JOURNAL : PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
1990
A Dynamic Programming Algorithm For Scheduling Mixed-model, Just-in-time Production Systems
JOURNAL : MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER MODELLING
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, G Steiner, S Yeomans
September 1989
Scheduling Mixed-model Multi-level Just-in-time Production Systems
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Gordon Sinnamon
May 1989
A Microcomputer Inventory Control Package For Controlling Families Of Items
JOURNAL : ENGINEERING COSTS AND PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Ea Silver
April 1989
Determining Safety Stocks Of Large Transfer Lines For A Preset Efficiency
JOURNAL : ENGINEERING COSTS AND PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Az Szendrovits
February 1989
Level Schedules For Mixed-model Assembly Lines In Just-in-time Production Systems
JOURNAL : MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
January 1988
Using The Service Point Model To Control Large Groups Of Items
JOURNAL : OMEGA
CONTRIBUTORS: Marvin l Carlson, John Miltenburg
December 1987
Variance Of The Number Of Units Produced On A Transfer Line With Buffer Inventories During A Period Of Length T
JOURNAL : NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
July 1987
Economic Evaluation And Analysis Of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
JOURNAL : ENGINEERING COSTS AND PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
June 1987
Evaluating Flexible Manufacturing Systems
JOURNAL : IIE TRANSACTIONS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Itzhak Krinsky
February 1987
Co-ordinated Control Of A Family Of Discount Related Items
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
September 1985
Allocating A Replenishment Order Among A Family Of Items
JOURNAL : IIE TRANSACTIONS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg
May 1985
Errata: Two Modifications Of The Silver-meal Lot Sizing Heuristic
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenberg, Edward Silver, John Miltenburg
February 1985
The Transient Behaviour Of Transfer Lines With Buffer Inventories
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, University faculty of business Mcmaster
July 1984
Accounting For Residual Stock In Continuous Review Coordinated Control Of A Family Of Items
JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Edward a Silver
July 1984
The Evaluation Of Discounts In Co-ordinated Control Inventory Models
JOURNAL : ENGINEERING COSTS AND PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Edward a Silver
February 1984
Two Modifications Of The Silver-meal Lot Sizing Heuristic
JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Edward Silver, John Miltenburg
January 1984
2 Modifications Of The Silver-meal Lot Sizing Heuristic
JOURNAL : INFOR
CONTRIBUTORS: Ea Silver, John MiltenburgOTHER PUBLICATIONS
April 2007
Order Quantities For Style Goods With Two Order Opportunities And Bayesian Updating Of Demand. Part I: No Capacity Constraints
CONFERENCE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: John Miltenburg, Hc Pong
March 2005