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The relative contributions of input and output controls on the performance of a workload control system in Make-To-Order companies

Pages 579-590 | Received 17 Feb 2003, Published online: 06 Aug 2010

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Matthias Thürer & Mark Stevenson. (2020) The use of finite loading to guide short-term capacity adjustments in make-to-order job shops: an assessment by simulation. International Journal of Production Research 58:12, pages 3554-3569.
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Matthias Thürer, Cristovao Silva & Mark Stevenson. (2010) Workload control release mechanisms: from practice back to theory building. International Journal of Production Research 48:12, pages 3593-3617.
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M.-G. Huang , P.-L. Chang & Y.-C. Chou. (2005) A first introduction of customer-driven capacity exchange for job shops. International Journal of Production Research 43:13, pages 2743-2758.
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