Simulation analysis of a pull-push system for an electronic assembly line

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-214

  Savsar, Mehmet ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Just in time; Kanbans; Pull push system; Simulation; Work in process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PROCESS CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING;

FINAL BOARD INVENTORY (FBI); ORDER QUANTITY REPLENISHMENTS; PULL PUSH SYSTEMS; WORK IN PROCESS (WIP);

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031234628     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(97)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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