Ranking of generalised multi-stage KANBAN policies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 560-567

  Axsäter, Sven ^a   Rosling, Kaj ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Echelon stock; KANBAN; MRP; Multi echelon inventories; Reorder point policies

Indexed keywords

INVENTORY CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL; PURCHASING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

KANBAN POLICIES; MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (MRP); MULTI-ECHELON INVENTORIES; REORDER POINT POLICIES;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0040914138     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00122-2     Document Type: Article

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