The variance of inter-departure times of the output of an assembly line with finite buffers, converging flow of material, and general service times

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Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 273-291

  Manitz, Michael ^a   Tempelmeier, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assembly lines; Inter departure time; Production; Queueing models; Variance of the output

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855251301     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-010-0216-1     Document Type: Article

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