Approximate analysis of production systems operated by a CONWIP/finite buffer hybrid control policy

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2845-2869

  Bonvik, Asbjoern M ^a   Dallery, Yves ^b   Gershwin, Stanley B ^c  

^a MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PERFORMANCE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

HYBRID CONTROL POLICY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0034633396     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540050117332     Document Type: Article

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