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Optimal method for changing the number of kanbans in the e-Kanban system and its applications

S. Kotani Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, School of Business Administration, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1, Minamioosawa, Hachiouji, Tokyo, 192-0397, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 5789-5809 | Received 01 Oct 2006, Published online: 13 Nov 2007

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