Average-cost optimal policies for an unreliable flexible multiproduct machine

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-157

  Sethi, Suresh P ^a   Zhang, Hanqin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

FLEXIBLE MULTIPRODUCT MACHINE; HEDGING POINT POLICY; LONG RUN AVERAGE COST;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032672255     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008011204617     Document Type: Article

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