Workload balancing capability of pull systems in MTO production

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2345-2360

  Germs, R ^a   Riezebos, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CONWIP; M CONWIP; Make to order production; POLCA; Pull systems; Workload balancing

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL PATTERNS; CONWIP; CUSTOMISATION; MAKE TO ORDER; PROCESSING TIME; PULL SYSTEMS; SHOP FLOOR; THROUGHPUT TIME; WORKLOAD BALANCING;

FLOORS;

THROUGHPUT;

EID: 77951135434     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540902814314     Document Type: Article

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