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The case describes a steel plant with a series of heavy equipment which is supplying small batches of stainless plate to a wide variety of customers. The challenge is to find a planning framework within which both high utilisation and good delivery performance can be achieved.
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Nicholson, T.A.J. (1978). English Steel Plate Mill. In: Managing Manufacturing Operations: Analysis and Discussion. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04012-4_10
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