The effect of process flexibility on productivity for classes of similar job shops

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Pflughoeft, K A ^a   Hutchinson, G K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLANNING; PRODUCTION; SCHEDULING;

SIMILAR JOB SHOPS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031697851     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193903     Document Type: Article

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