Homem-De-Mello, Tito; Shapiro, Alexander; Spearman, Mark L. Finding optimal material release times using simulation-based optimization. (English) Zbl 1231.91275 Manage. Sci. 45, No. 1, 86-102 (1999). Summary: We present a method for setting release times for jobs with due dates in a stochastic production flow line for which the sequence of jobs has been determined. Unlike other approaches to this problem, ours considers a transient situation. Thus, the flow line will typically contain work in process (WIP), that is, jobs that have been previously released to the system. Cited in 9 Documents MSC: 91B38 Production theory, theory of the firm 91B42 Consumer behavior, demand theory 90B30 Production models Keywords:stochastic systems; simulation-based optimization; flow lines; release strategies; tardiness; lead times; manufacturing executions PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{T. Homem-De-Mello} et al., Manage. Sci. 45, No. 1, 86--102 (1999; Zbl 1231.91275) Full Text: DOI Link