Maximal flow network modelling of production bottleneck problems

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 182-187

  Troutt, M D ^a   White, G P ^b   Tadisina, S K ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity decisions; Linear programming; Radial change; Sensitivity analysis; Theory of constraints

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK PROBLEMS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0035249113     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601071     Document Type: Article

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