Computer-assisted multi-item, multi-machine and multi-site scheduling in a hardwood flooring factory

Computers in Industry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-244

  Gascon, André ^a,d   Lefrançois, Pierre ^a,b   Cloutier, Louis ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Concepts Qualipro ^*  (Canada)

^c APG Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Hardwood factory; Kiln drying; KilnOpt software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRYING; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; KILNS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SCHEDULING;

HARDWOOD FACTORY; KILN DRYING;

WOODEN FLOORS;

EID: 0347573185     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3615(98)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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