Dynamic adjustment of dispatching rule parameters in flow shops with sequence-dependent set-up times

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Dynamic adjustment of dispatching rule parameters in flow shops with sequence-dependent set-up times. / Heger, Jens; Branke, Jurgen; Hildebrandt, Torsten et al.
In: International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 54, No. 22, 16.11.2016, p. 6812-6824.

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Heger J, Branke J, Hildebrandt T, Scholz-Reiter B. Dynamic adjustment of dispatching rule parameters in flow shops with sequence-dependent set-up times. International Journal of Production Research. 2016 Nov 16;54(22):6812-6824. doi: 10.1080/00207543.2016.1178406

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