The effect of inter-factory linkage flexibility on inventories and backlogs in integrated process industries

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-255

  Ferdows, K ^a   Carabetta, C ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Independent Project Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous processing industries; Integrated factory networks; Inter factory linkage flexibility; Volume flexibility

Indexed keywords

INVENTORY CONTROL; MANAGERS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION;

CONTINUOUS PROCESSING INDUSTRIES; INTEGRATED FACTORY NETWORKS; INTER-FACTORY LINKAGE FLEXIBILITY; VOLUME FLEXIBILITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29344454332     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500268947     Document Type: Article

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