Lead-time variability in a homogeneous queueing model of batching

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 435-441

  Kuik, Roelof ^a   Tielemans, Peter F J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUEUEING THEORY;

LEAD-TIME VARIABILITY;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0032638698     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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