Minimizing work overload in mixed-model assembly lines

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 177-191

  Bautista, Joaquín ^a   Cano, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heuristics; Just in time; Scheduling; Sequencing; Work overload

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING;

REAL COMPLETION TIME; SEQUENCING; WORK OVERLOAD;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 38749123964     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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