Capacity Games in Assembly Systems with Uncertain Demand

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-267

  Wang, Yunzeng ^a   Gerchak, Yigal ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assembly Systems; Capacity Management; Supply Chain Coordination

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PERFORMANCE; PURCHASING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 0345548370     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.5.3.252.16030     Document Type: Article

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