A practical heuristic for effective buffer management

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 89-101

  Hurley, Simon F ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Production control; Storage; Throughput time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030522548     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610130718     Document Type: Review

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