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The throughput rate of three-station production lines: a unifying solution

EGINHARD J. MUTHf† Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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ABDULLAH ALKAFFJ‡ Surabaya Institute of Technology, Sukolilo, Surabayah, Indonesia
Pages 1405-1413 | Received 01 Mar 1987, Published online: 22 Oct 2007

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