Optimal production policy for a manufacturing system with volume flexibility in a supply chain under lumpy demand

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 777-784

  Feng, Ding Zhong ^a,b   Yamashiro, Mitsuo ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ASHIKAGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optimization; Production delivery system; Production policy; Supply chain management; Volume flexibility

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RAW MATERIALS;

PRODUCTION DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRODUCTION POLICY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; VOLUME FLEXIBILITY;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 17444406361     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1876-7     Document Type: Article

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