Clarifying conwip versus push system behavior using simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1867-1872

  Enns, S T ^a   Rogers, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ARRIVAL RATES; CONWIP SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS; INVENTORY LEVELS; INVENTORY PERFORMANCE; PROCESSING TIME; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; RELEASE MECHANISMS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMULATION EXPERIMENTS; SYSTEM BEHAVIORS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES; TRADE-OFF CURVES; WORKLOAD CONTROLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 60749083232     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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