Batch scheduling in a multistage, multiproduct manufacturing system - An application

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 421-437

  Kadipasaoglu, Sukran N ^a   Xiang, Wenguang ^a   Khumawala, Basheer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch size; Bottlenecks; Inventory; Investment; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543109011     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579910254277     Document Type: Article

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