Concurrence, postponement and trans-shipment in a two-echelon manufacturing and distribution system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 341-357

  Weng, Z K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; TWO-ECHELON MANUFACTURING;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032776998     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191805     Document Type: Article

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