The stochastic U-line balancing problem: a heuristic procedure

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2004.10.031zbMath1142.90382OpenAlexW2078164785MaRDI QIDQ2433547

Wen-Chyuan Chiang, Timothy L. Urban

Publication date: 27 October 2006

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2004.10.031

zbMATH Keywords

heuristicsfacilities planning and designline balancing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Production models (90B30)

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