Operator allocation planning for reconfigurable production line in one-of-a-kind production

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 689-705

  Luo, Xinggang ^a,b   Li, Wei ^b   Tu, Yiliu ^b   Xue, Deyi ^b   Tang, Jiafu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

branch and bound; one of a kind production (OKP); operator allocation; optimisation; production planning

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND BOUNDS; ONE-OF-A-KIND PRODUCTION (OKP); OPERATOR ALLOCATION; OPTIMISATIONS; PRODUCTION PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

EID: 78649870620     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903555486     Document Type: Article

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