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International Journal of Production Research Volume 31, 1993 - Issue 12
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An evaluation of heuristics for allocating components to kits in small-lot, multi-echelon assembly systems

J. F. CHEN Feng Chi University, Tai Chung, Taiwan
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W. E. WILHELM Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3131, USA
Pages 2835-2856 | Received 01 Jan 1993, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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