Workload Control in Flow Shops with Bottleneck Shifting and Process Time Variability
By: Aruna Prabhu
, K Raghunandana and P Yogesh Pai
, K Raghunandana and P Yogesh Pai References
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Language: English
Page range: 48 - 56
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2023
Published on: Feb 22, 2024
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