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M Leroy Spearman

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32

Publications

3K

Citations

20

H-Index

1951

Active since

Affiliations

Northwestern University(Current)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Langley Research Center

University of Michigan

University of California, Davis

M Leroy Spearman is an author at Northwestern University specializing in engineering, business, and systems engineering.

Top concepts

EngineeringSystems EngineeringBusinessOperations ResearchLogisticsIndustrial EngineeringQuantitative ManagementSupply Chain ManagementComputer EngineeringProduction Scheduling

Publications per year

1951–2021

32

Publications

32

CONWIP: a pull alternative to kanban

M Leroy Spearman, David L. Woodruff, Wallace J. Hopp · International Journal of Production Research · 1990 · 929 citations

Software Maintenance, Engineering, Industrial Engineering +22

To Pull or Not to Pull: What Is the Question?

Wallace J. Hopp, M Leroy Spearman · Manufacturing & Service Operations Management · 2004 · 588 citations · Full text

Industrial Design, Production Control, Engineering +13

Push and Pull Production Systems: Issues and Comparisons

M Leroy Spearman, Michael A. Zazanis · Operations Research · 1992 · 368 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Management +16

Optimal Lead Time Policies

M Leroy Spearman, Rachel Q. Zhang · Management Science · 1999 · 88 citations

Mathematical Programming, Engineering, Tardy Jobs +21

Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures

Wallace J. Hopp, M Leroy Spearman · International Journal of Production Research · 1991 · 85 citations

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