A comparison of mean reduction versus variance reduction in processing times in flow shops

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1919-1934

  Taylor, G D ^a   Heragu, S S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

FLOW SHOPS; PROCESSING TIMES; VARIANCE REDUCTION;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032663354     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190833     Document Type: Article

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