Dynamic job assignment heuristics for multi-server batch operations- A cost based approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3063-3094

  Van Der Zee, D J ^a   Van Harten, A ^a   Schuur, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DYNAMIC JOB ASSIGNMENT HEURISTICS; MULTISERVER BATCH OPERATIONS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0031276822     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497194291     Document Type: Article

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