Implementing a production schedule at LKAB's Kiruna Mine

Interfaces

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-134

  Kuchta, Mark ^a   Newman, Alexandra ^a   Topal, Erkan ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Production and scheduling: applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442504659     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.1030.0059     Document Type: Review

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