Part logistics in the automotive industry: Decision problems, literature review and research agenda

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-120

  Boysen, Nils ^a   Emde, Simon ^a   Hoeck, Michael ^b   Kauderer, Markus ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c CBMW Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Just in time; Part logistics; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION; DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTARY PROCESS; JUST IN TIME; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; PROCESS DESCRIPTIONS; RESEARCH CHALLENGES;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 84920841758     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.09.065     Document Type: Article

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