Part dispatching and machine loading in flexible manufacturing systems using central queues

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1427-1435

  Gupta, J N D ^a   Luong, L H S ^b   Nguyen, V H ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MACHINING; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUEUEING THEORY; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MACHINE LOADING RULES; PART DISPATCHING METHODS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032641794     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191337     Document Type: Article

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