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A stochastic line balancing procedure

JOHN F. KOTTAS College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23185, U.S.A
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HON-SHTANG LAU Department of Management and Administration Systems, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 90164, U.S.A
Pages 177-193 | Received 15 Nov 1979, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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