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Research Article

A Joint Assembly Line Balancing and Feeding Problem (JALBFP) considering direct and indirect supply strategies

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Pages 5727-5745 | Received 18 Feb 2021, Accepted 05 Aug 2021, Published online: 21 Sep 2021

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