Determination of economic order quantities (EOQ) in an integrated material flow system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 3203-3226

  Choi, Soodong ^a   Noble, James S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITIES (EOQ);

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

CIM; HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMING; STORAGE;

EID: 0034692667     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075400418225     Document Type: Article

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