The application of workload control in assembly job shops: An assessment by simulation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 5048-5062

  Thürer, Matthias ^a   Stevenson, Mark ^b   Silva, Cristovao ^a   Huang, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assembly job shop; Customer enquiry management; Job shop control; Order release method; Workload control

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY JOB SHOP; CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES; JOB SHOP; RELEASE METHODS; WORKLOAD CONTROL;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84867085910     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.631600     Document Type: Article

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