A branch and bound algorithm for sub-contractor selection in agile manufacturing environment

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-205

  Ip, W H ^a   Yung, K L ^a   Wang, Dingwei ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agile manufacturing; Branch and bound; Earliness tardiness scheduling; Integer programming; Partner selection; Project management; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONTRACTS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

TENDERS; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0348039961     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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