Managing the job shop: Simulating the effects of flexibility, order release mechanisms and sequencing rules

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 266-275

  Newman, W Rocky ^a   Maffei, Mary Jo ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MQ Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Job shop; Problem solving; Production planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037657912     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069910285247     Document Type: Article

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