A comparison of production-line control mechanisms

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 789-804

  Bonvik, A M ^a   Couch, C E ^b,c   Gershwin, S B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION;

PRODUCTION LINES;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0031095866     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497195713     Document Type: Article

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