Control of multiproduct bulk server diffusion/oxidation processes. Part 2: Multiple servers

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-176

  Fowler, John W ^a,b   Hogg, Gary L ^a,b   Phillips, Don T ^a,b  

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; QUEUEING THEORY; SCHEDULING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MINIMUM BATCH SIZE STRATEGY; MULTIPRODUCT PROCESSES;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034135518     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007666415789     Document Type: Article

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