Modelling the impact of design, tactical, and operational factors on manufacturing system performance

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 479-499

  Harris, C R ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LINEAR REGRESSION METAMODELS; MEANFLOW FACTORS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0031076740     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497195867     Document Type: Article

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