Workload control dynamics in practice

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 443-460

  Soepenberg, G D ^a   Land, M J ^a   Gaalman, G J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

empirical study; make to order; production planning and control; workload control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS; CONTROL CONCEPT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; MAKE TO ORDER; PARAMETER CHOICE; PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SCANNING DATA; SIMULATION STUDIES; WORKLOAD CONTROL;

INDUSTRY; PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84859973608     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.539277     Document Type: Article

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