Optimal and heuristic inspection schedules for multistage production systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1063-1071

  Rabinowitz, Gad ^a   Emmons, Hamilton ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; INSPECTION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; SCHEDULING;

MULTISTAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0031356641     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966425     Document Type: Article

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