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Time-managed material flow control

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One unique aspect of assembly is that it involves the merging of part flows. Assembly logistics thus require thoughtful coordination of material flows and present significant challenges to material flow managers. Poor coordination of material flows leads to excessive in-process inventories as well as inability to achieve assembly schedules.

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  1. School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Shimon Y. Nof

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Wilbert E. Wilhelm

  3. Fraunhofer Institute, Munich, Germany

    Hans-Jürgen Warnecke

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Nof, S.Y., Wilhelm, W.E., Warnecke, HJ. (1997). Time-managed material flow control. In: Industrial Assembly. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6393-8_8

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