Managing and reducing total cycle time: Models and analysis

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 46-47, Issue , 1996, Pages 89-108

  Miltenburg, John ^a   Sparling, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycle time management; Cycle time reduction; Improving manufacturing

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUEUEING THEORY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CYCLE TIME MANAGEMENT (CTM); CYCLE TIME REDUCTION;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0030403359     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(94)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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