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Experimental investigation of flexible manufacturing system scheduling decision rules

DAVID R. DENZLER Department of Management Sciences, College of Business Administration, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, U.S.A.
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WARREN J. BOE Department of Management Sciences, College of Business Administration, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, U.S.A.
Pages 979-994 | Received 01 Oct 1986, Published online: 23 Apr 2007

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