Integrated simulation-optimisation of pull control systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 4317-4336

  Pedrielli, Giulia ^a   Alfieri, Arianna ^b   Matta, Andrea ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

mathematical programming; optimization; production control; pull systems; simulation

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATORS; INTEGRATED SIMULATIONS; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; OPTIMISATION MODELS; PULL SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION OPTIMISATION;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84929951322     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.997404     Document Type: Article

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