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Determining the number of kanbans and lotsizes in a generic kanban system: a simulated annealing approach

T.-M. CHANG School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Y. YIH School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USAView further author information
Pages 1991-2004 | Received 01 Sep 1993, Published online: 07 May 2007

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