Performance analysis of re-entrant flow shop with single-job and batch machines using mean value analysis

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 537-546

  Park, Youngshin ^a   Kim, Sooyoung ^a   Jun, Chi Hyuck ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Batch machine; Mean value analysis; Re entrant flow shop; Single job machine

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUFFING; BUSINESS MACHINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; JOB ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

MEAN VALUE ANALYSIS; RE-ENTRANT FLOW SHOP; SINGLE-JOB MACHINES;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034286535     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095372800414098     Document Type: Article

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