"This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for operations researchers, management scientists, industrial engineers, and other business practitioners and specialists looking for systemic and advanced discussions of supply chain management"--Provided by publisher

The economical success of ship yards in Europe depends strongly on their capability to deliver their products on time. Big potentials in optimization exist in decreasing the through put time, using production methods in a more systematical way. The manufacturing control model describes a...