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This paper investigates a multi-product multi-machine production-inventory system, characterized by job shop routings and stochastic demand interarrival times, set-up times and processing times. The inventory points and the production system are controlled integrally by a centralized decision maker. We present a heuristic that minimizes the relevant costs by making near-optimal production and inventory control decisions while target customer service levels are satisfied. The heuristic is tested in an extensive simulation study and the results are discussed.
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The authors would like to thank two anonymous referees and the editor for many valuable suggestions.
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Van Nyen, P.L.M., Bertrand, J.W.M., Van Ooijen, H.P.G. et al. A heuristic to control integrated multi-product multi-machine production-inventory systems with job shop routings and stochastic arrival, set-up and processing times. OR Spectrum 27, 399–434 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-005-0200-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-005-0200-3