Lead time prediction in unbalanced production systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1711-1729

  Ruben, Robert A ^a   Mahmoodi, Farzad ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING;

OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY (OPT);

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034630805     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075400188816     Document Type: Article

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