Hewlett-packard uses operations research to improve the design of a printer production line

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Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-36

  Burman, Mitchell ^a   Gershwin, Stanley B ^b   Suyematsu, Curtis ^c  

^a Ainalytics Inc   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0039506447     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.1.24     Document Type: Article

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