Using multi-criteria modeling and simulation to achieve lean goals

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1615-1623

  Evans, Gerald W ^a   Alexander, Suraj M ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; IDEAL SYSTEMS; LEAN PRINCIPLES; MODELING AND SIMULATION; MULTI-CRITERIA; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; REPLENISHMENT POLICY;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 49749087953     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419781     Document Type: Conference Paper

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