The Integrated Production and Transportation Scheduling Problem for a Product with a Short Lifespan

H. Neil Geismar
H. Neil Geismar
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Department of Information and Operations Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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Gilbert Laporte
Gilbert Laporte
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HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3T 2A7, Canada
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Lei Lei
Lei Lei
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Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School, Newark, New Jersey 07102
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Chelliah Sriskandarajah
Chelliah Sriskandarajah
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School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083
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Department of Information and Operations Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

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Gilbert Laporte

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HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3T 2A7, Canada

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Lei Lei

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Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School, Newark, New Jersey 07102

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Chelliah Sriskandarajah

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School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083

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Published Online:1 Feb 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.1060.0208

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