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Queuing network analysis approach for estimating the sizes of the time buffers in Theory of Constraints-controlled production systems

L. LouwDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag XI, Matieland 7602, South Africa.
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D. C. PageDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag XI, Matieland 7602, South Africa.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1207-1226 | Received 01 Jun 2003, Published online: 21 Oct 2013

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