Modelling ramp-up curves to reflect learning: Improving capacity planning in secondary pharmaceutical production

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 5399-5417

  Hansen, Klaus R N ^a   Grunow, Martin ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

empirically observed curves; experience; learning; mixed integer planning model; ramp up; time vs. volume dependent

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EMPIRICALLY OBSERVED CURVES; EXPERIENCE; LEARNING; PLANNING MODELS; RAMP UP; TIME- VS. VOLUME-DEPENDENT;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84938211684     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.998788     Document Type: Article

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