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The trend towards a globalized economy leads to an increasing pressure of competition. Many companies face this competition by trying to better fulfill the needs of their customers. To accomplish this goal, they offer a higher number of product variants and shorten delivery times. Both changes require elaborate production planning systems. One can distinguish long-term, mediumterm and short-term production planning. Lot-sizing and scheduling are an integral part of short-term production planning.
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Quadt, D. (2004). Summary and Conclusions. In: Lot-Sizing and Scheduling for Flexible Flow Lines. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 546. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17101-7_9
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