The impact of random machine unavailability on inventory policies in a continuous improvement environment

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 754-763

  Jaber, M Y ^a,c   Abboud, N E ^b,c,d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c DSI ^*

^d EXE Technologies

Author keywords

Forgetting; Intermittent production; Learning; Lost sales; Lot sizing; Machine unavailability

Indexed keywords

MACHINE AVAILABILITY;

COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035782495     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095372800110034593     Document Type: Article

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