Decision of optimal load leveling point and effect of unofficial announcement for implementing masscustomization

International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-69

  Matsumoto, Shimpei ^a   Ueno, Nobuyuki ^b   Okuhara, Koji ^a   Ishii, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Framework; Load leveling; Mass customization; Sup ply chain structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649090534     PISSN: 13494198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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