Optimal production policies for multi-stage systems with setup costs and uncertain capacities

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1279-1294

  Hwang, Juhwen ^a   Singh, Medini R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Capacity Uncertainty; Dynamic Programming Application; Multi stage Systems; Production Decision; Random Yield; Setup Cost

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

MULTI-STAGE SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN CAPACITIES;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032155084     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.9.1279     Document Type: Article

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