Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-87

  Levitin, G ^a   Meizin, L ^b  

^a Plan Dev Technol Div Israel E   (Israel)

^b HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; COSTS; CURVE FITTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY; RELIABILITY;

SERIES-PARALLEL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0035283561     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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