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An improved algorithm for optimizing product mix under the theory of constraints

M. B. Aryanezhad Professor Iran University of Science and Technology, Industrial Engineering Department, Tehran, Iran
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A. R. Komijan * Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran
Pages 4221-4233 | Received 01 Nov 2003, Published online: 21 Feb 2007

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