Improving throughput for an electronic assembly line using a constraint analysis methodology

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 262-273

  Kobza, John E ^a   Ellis, Kimberley P ^b   Vittes, Fernando J ^c  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c i2 Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Constraint analysis; Electronic assembly; Manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; QUEUEING THEORY; THROUGHPUT;

PRODUCTION PLANNING;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0036542286     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280110071745     Document Type: Article

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