On the who-rule in Dual Resource Constrained (DRC) manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5049-5074

  Bokhorst, J A C ^a   Slomp, J ^a   Gaalman, G J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ALLOCATION RULES; CROSS-TRAINING; DUAL RESOURCE CONSTRAINED (DRC); MACHINE LIMITED SYSTEM;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 9944226255     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540410001733878     Document Type: Article

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