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A two-phase heuristic algorithm for determining buffer sizes of production lines

T. PARK Organization and Management Department, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA, 95192, USA
Pages 613-631 | Received 01 Feb 1992, Published online: 26 Apr 2007

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