Performance comparison of pull type control mechanisms for multi-stage manufacturing

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-71

  Karaesmen, Fikri ^a   Dallery, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVENTORY CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MULTISTAGE PRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC SCHEDULING;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034294071     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00246-1     Document Type: Article

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