Optimal policies for aggregate production and capacity planning under rapidly changing demand conditions

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1929-1941

  Khmelnitsky, E ^a   Kogan, K ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION;

ARBITRARY DEMAND PROFILES; CAPACITY PLANNING;

PLANNING;

EID: 0030196596     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608905005     Document Type: Article

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