Elkem uses optimization in redesigning its supply Chain

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-325

  Ulstein, Nina Linn ^a   Christiansen, Marielle ^a   Grønhaug, Roar ^a   Magnussen, Nick ^b   Solomon, Marius M ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Elkem Carbon AS   (Norway)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity expansion; Design; Facilities equipment planning; Industries; Location; Mining metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746873698     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: 1526551X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.1060.0221     Document Type: Review

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