Production smoothing in the Japanese vehicle industry

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Mollick, André Varella ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Inventories; Japan; Production smoothing model; Sales; Vehicle industry

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; BUSES; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; FUNCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SALES; VEHICLES;

INVENTORIES; PHYSICAL UNITS; PRODUCTION SMOOTHING MODELS; VEHICLE INDUSTRIES;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242676894     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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