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Control point policy: part 1–efficiency within make-to-order environments

David John Stockton Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jason Ardon-Finch Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
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Riham Khalil Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
Pages 2927-2943 | Received 01 Jul 2006, Published online: 04 Apr 2008

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