Aggregate load-oriented workload control: A review and a re-classification of a key approach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 676-693

  Stevenson, Mark ^a   Hendry, Linda C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job shop; Make to order (MTO); Production planning and control (PPC); Workload control (WLC)

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PRODUCTION CONTROL; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

JOB SHOPS; LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL (LUMS); MAKE TO ORDER (MTO); PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (PPC); WORKLOAD CONTROL (WLC);

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33748750890     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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