Semi-interchangeable machines: Implications for workload control

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-104

  Henrich, P ^a   Land, M J ^a   Gaalman, G J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Machine grouping; Make to order job shops; Pooling synergy; Semi interchangeable machines; Simulation; Workload control (WLC)

Indexed keywords

BALANCING MACHINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

MACHINE GROUPING; MAKE-TO-ORDER JOB SHOPS; POOLING SYNERGY; SEMI-INTERCHANGEABLE MACHINES; WORKLOAD CONTROL (WLC);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847247900     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280600909445     Document Type: Article

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