Application of the theory of constraints to a bottleneck operation in a manufacturing plant

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-311

  Pegels, C Carl ^a   Watrous, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Production management; Productivity rate

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MARKETING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; THROUGHPUT;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY RATE; THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS (TOC);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 18844410306     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380510583617     Document Type: Article

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