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Production Planning & Control
The Management of Operations
Volume 12, 2001 - Issue 8
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The impact of random machine unavailability on inventory policies in a continuous improvement environment

M.Y. Jaber
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N. E. Abboud
Pages 754-763 | Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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