Simultaneous versus sequential scheduling of multiple resources which constrain system throughput

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-33

  Simons, J V ^a   Stephens, M D ^b   Simpson, W P ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^c TOC Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; THROUGHPUT;

MULTIPLE RESOURCES; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; SEQUENTIAL SCHEDULING; SIMULTANEOUS SCHEDULING;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032783798     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191896     Document Type: Article

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