Just-in-time parts feeding policies for paced assembly lines: Possible solutions for highly constrained layouts

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 691-724

  Zammori, Francesco ^a   Braglia, Marcello ^b   Castellano, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Applied probability; Facility layout; JIT feeding systems; Material handling; Paced assembly lines; Vehicles routing

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; FEEDING; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; WAREHOUSES;

APPLIED PROBABILITY; ASSEMBLY LINE; FACILITY LAYOUT; FEEDING SYSTEM; MATERIAL HANDLING;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 84959349788     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/itor.12173     Document Type: Article

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