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Integrated line balancing to attain Shojinka in a multiple straight line facility

Hadi Gökçen Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Gazi University, Maltepe, 06570, Ankara, Turkey
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Yakup Kara Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Selçuk University, Campus, 42031, Konya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yakup Atasagun Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Selçuk University, Campus, 42031, Konya, Turkey
Pages 402-411 | Received 03 Jan 2009, Accepted 14 Jan 2010, Published online: 23 Apr 2010

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