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Publications
32
Citations
3K
H-Index
20
Active since
1951
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
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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