A workload balancing model for determining set-up time and batch size reductions in GT flow line workcells

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 769-791

  Gung, R R ^a   Steudel, H J ^b  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEM STABILITY;

QUICK RESPONSE MANUFACTURING (QRM); WORK-IN-PROCESS (WIP) INVENTORY LEVELS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0033101727     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191517     Document Type: Article

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