Minimising schedule cost via simulation optimisation: An application in pipe manufacturing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 831-841

  Dong, Shaohua ^a   Medeiros, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

Author keywords

batch scheduling; cost improvement; simulation optimisation

Indexed keywords

BATCH-SCHEDULING; COST IMPROVEMENTS; COST SAVING; DELIVERY COSTS; FINISHED GOODS; HOLDING COSTS; IN-PIPE; MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; PRODUCTION LINE; SIMULATION OPTIMISATION;

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84859957742     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.545447     Document Type: Article

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