Concerning the theory of workload control

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-111

  Fredendall, Lawrence D ^a   Ojha, Divesh ^b   Wayne Patterson, J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Job shop; Order release; Workload control

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION METHODS; DATA ANALYSIS; DBR; JOB SHOP; LEAN PRODUCTION; ORDER RELEASE; ORDER SELECTION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PROTECTIVE CAPACITY; SHOP PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD CONTROL;

TAXONOMIES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 70249135320     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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