Application of TOC embedded ILP for increasing throughput of production lines

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 812-818

  Babu, T Ramesh ^a   Rao, K S P ^a   Maheshwaran, C Uma ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mando Brake Systems India Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; ILP; Minimum investment; Production line; Throughput; TOC

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INVESTMENTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; THROUGHPUT;

INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING (ILP); PRODUCTION LINE SYSTEMS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34249904663     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-006-0508-4     Document Type: Article

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