Optimal lot-sizing in an imperfect production system with homogeneous reworkable jobs

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-527

  Liu, John J ^a   Yang, Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Imperfect production systems; Lot sizing; Process switching

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; JOB ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

IMPERFECT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; JOB PROCESSING; NEW JOB PROCESSING TIME; OPERATING POLICIES; OPTIMAL LOT SIZING; PROCESS SWITCHING; PROFIT FUNCTION; REWORK TIME;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0042091890     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(94)00339-4     Document Type: Article

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