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Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation

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Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation. / Thurer, Matthias; Ma, Lin; Stevenson, Mark et al.
In: Production Planning and Control, Vol. 33, No. 15, 31.10.2022, p. 1481-1492.

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Thurer, M, Ma, L, Stevenson, M & Roser, C 2022, 'Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation', Production Planning and Control, vol. 33, no. 15, pp. 1481-1492. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1885795

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Thurer, M., Ma, L., Stevenson, M., & Roser, C. (2022). Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation. Production Planning and Control, 33(15), 1481-1492. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1885795

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Thurer M, Ma L, Stevenson M, Roser C. Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation. Production Planning and Control. 2022 Oct 31;33(15):1481-1492. Epub 2021 Feb 12. doi: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1885795

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Thurer, Matthias ; Ma, Lin ; Stevenson, Mark et al. / Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-order shops with complex routings : an assessment by simulation. In: Production Planning and Control. 2022 ; Vol. 33, No. 15. pp. 1481-1492.

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