Setting WIP levels with statistical throughput control (STC) in CONWIP production lines

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 867-882

  Hopp, W J ^a   Roof, M L ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSTANT WORK IN PROCESS; PULL SYSTEM; STATISTICAL THROUGHPUT CONTROL;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032046661     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193435     Document Type: Article

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