| Article ID: | iaor2004973 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 399 |
| End Page Number: | 414 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2002 |
| Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
| Authors: | Finke Gerd, Espinouse Marie-Laure, Jiang Huaguang |
| Keywords: | flowshop |
Several extensions of the two-machine flowshop model that arise in industrial applications are considered. These modifications of the classical case concern buffer capacities that vary with the size of the part, and processing times that are variable and increase in situations of overlapping and long waiting periods between the different operations.