John A. Buzacott and His Pioneering Contributions to Manufacturing and Service Systems

John A. Buzacott is a pioneering and premier contributor to the field of production and operations management. He has been a principal architect of the development of a unified framework and a rigorous engineering foundation for many of the major approaches currently used in the design, planning, and control of manufacturing and service systems. His innovative use of stochastic models to explain many phenomena occurring in manufacturing and service organizations has distinguished him not only as a great researcher but also as a great teacher. His contributions have inspired scholars throughout the world. We provide an overview of John's research works and accomplishments.

[1]  John A. Muckstadt,et al.  A comparison of alternative kanban control mechanisms. II. Experimental results , 1995 .

[2]  Diwakar Gupta,et al.  The optimal mix of flexible and dedicated manufacturing capacities: Hedging against demand uncertainty , 1992 .

[3]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  The Structure of Manufacturing Systems: Insights on the Impact of Variability , 1999 .

[4]  Frederick S. Hillier,et al.  Finite Queues in Series with Exponential or Erlang Service Times - A Numerical Approach , 1966, Oper. Res..

[5]  J. George Shanthikumar,et al.  A GENERAL APPROACH FOR COORDINATING PRODUCTION IN MULTIPLE‐CELL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS , 1992 .

[6]  Yves Dallery,et al.  A unified framework for pull control mechanisms in multi‐stage manufacturing systems , 2000, Ann. Oper. Res..

[7]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  The role of inventory banks in flow-line production systems , 1971 .

[8]  John A. Buzacott.  Markov Approach to Finding Failure Times of Repairable Systems , 1970 .

[9]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  On the approximations to the single server queue , 1980 .

[10]  Paul Glasserman,et al.  Leadtime-Inventory Trade-Offs in Assemble-to-Order Systems , 1998, Oper. Res..

[11]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  The Evolution of Manufacturing System Models: A Personal View , 2003 .

[12]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Models of automatic transfer lines with inventory banks a review and comparison , 1978 .

[13]  John A. Buzacott.  Reliability Analysis of a Nuclear Reactor Fuel Charging System , 1973 .

[14]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Models for Understanding Flexible Manufacturing Systems , 1980 .

[15]  David D. Yao,et al.  On queueing network models of flexible manufacturing systems , 1986, Queueing Syst. Theory Appl..

[16]  Özalp Özer,et al.  Integrating Replenishment Decisions with Advance Demand Information , 2001, Manag. Sci..

[17]  Yves Dallery,et al.  Integrating advance order information in make-to-stock production systems , 2002 .

[18]  Diwakar Gupta,et al.  A framework for understanding flexibility of manufacturing systems , 1989 .

[19]  J A Buzacott.  Dynamic inventory targets revisited , 1999, J. Oper. Res. Soc..

[20]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Models of flexible manufacturing systems with limited local buffers , 1986 .

[21]  John A. Buzacott.  Availability of Priority Standby Redundant Systems , 1971 .

[22]  J. Buzacott.  PREDICTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS WITHOUT INTERNAL STORAGE , 1967 .

[23]  Yves Dallery,et al.  Manufacturing flow line systems: a review of models and analytical results , 1992, Queueing Syst. Theory Appl..

[24]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Impact of flexible machines on automated manufacturing systems , 1988 .

[25]  Diwakar Gupta,et al.  Models for first-pass FMS investment analysis , 1993 .

[26]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Flexibility and decision making , 1990 .

[27]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  A recursive algorithm for finding reliability measures related to the connection of nodes in a graph , 1980, Networks.

[28]  Peter W. Glynn,et al.  Managing Capacity and Inventory Jointly in Manufacturing Systems , 2002, Manag. Sci..

[29]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Modelling the performance of flexible manufacturing systems , 1985 .

[30]  J. A. Buzacott.  Productivity and Technological Change , 1985 .

[31]  J. A. Buzacott.  The Effect Of Queue Discipline On The Capacity Of Oueues With Service Time Dependent On Waiting Times , 1974 .

[32]  Hojung Shin,et al.  Manufacturing planning and control: The evolution of MRP and JIT integration , 1998, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[33]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Safety stock versus safety time in MRP controlled production systems , 1994 .

[34]  Lawrence M. Wein,et al.  Analysis of a Forecasting-Production-Inventory System with Stationary Demand , 2001, Manag. Sci..

[35]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  The Capacity of The Soaking Pit-Rolling Mill Complex in Steel Production , 1971 .

[36]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  THE EFFECTS OF LEAD TIME ON PLANT TIMING AND SIZE , 1994 .

[37]  J. A. Buzacott.  The production capacity of job shops with limited storage space , 1976 .

[38]  Zuo-Jun Max Shen,et al.  Managing Disruptions to Supply Chains , 2006 .

[39]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Flexible manufacturing systems: a review of analytical models , 1986 .

[40]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Capacity expansion with interrupted demand growth , 1988 .

[41]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Commonalities in Reengineered Business Processes: Models and Issues , 1996 .

[42]  Yannick Frein,et al.  Comparison among three pull control policies: kanban, base stock, and generalized kanban , 2000, Ann. Oper. Res..

[43]  Mary K. Vernon,et al.  Re-Examining the Performance of MRP and Kanban Material Control Strategies for Multi-Product Flexible Manufacturing Systems , 2004 .

[44]  Mauricio G. C. Resende,et al.  Closed-loop job release control for VLSI circuit manufacturing , 1988 .

[45]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  On Approximate Queueing Models of Dynamic Job Shops , 1985 .

[46]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Queueing models of Kanban and MRP controlled production systems , 1989 .

[47]  J. Buzacott,et al.  The Pit Charging Problem in Steel Production , 1973 .

[48]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  AUTOMATIC TRANSFER LINES WITH BUFFER STOCKS , 1967 .

[49]  John A. Buzacott.  Network Approaches to Finding the Reliability of Repairable Systems , 1970 .

[50]  J. A. Buzacott,et al.  Hedging against uncertainty in new technology development: the case of direct steelmaking , 1999 .

[51]  J. George Shanthikumar,et al.  Design of manufacturing systems using queueing models , 1992, Queueing Syst. Theory Appl..

[52]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Flexibility and robustness in manufacturing , 2000, Int. J. Manuf. Technol. Manag..

[53]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  The Effect of Station Breakdowns and Random Processing Times on the Capacity of Flow Lines with In-Process Storage , 1972 .

[54]  Lian Qi,et al.  A Continuous-Review Inventory Model with Disruptions at Both Supplier and Retailer , 2009 .

[55]  Lawrence M. Wein,et al.  Scheduling semiconductor wafer fabrication , 1988 .

[56]  John A. Buzacott,et al.  Service system structure , 2000 .