Enhancing the profitability of a vertically integrated wood products production system. Part 1. A multistage modelling approach

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Carino, H F ^a   Willis III, D B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; HARDWOODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LUMBER; PRODUCTION CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PRODUCTION-INVENTORY PROBLEMS; RESOURCE UTILIZATION;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

FURNITURE; PROFITS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0035306757     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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