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LOGISTICS OF PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY
Edited by S.C. Graves, A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan and P.H. Zipkin

CHAPTER 6
Manufacturing Lead Times, Order Release and Capacity Loading
U.S. Karmarkar

1. Introduction*  

2. Lead time prediction, estimation and evaluation models

3. Order release models

4. Capacity and planning decisions

5. Research opportunities

References

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