Lead time selection and the behaviour of work flow in job shops

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 122-136

  Enns, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Production; Queues; Scheduling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000728790     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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