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Names: Baker, Kenneth R., 1943– author. | Trietsch, Dan, author.
Title: Principles of sequencing and scheduling / Kenneth R Baker, Dan Trietsch.
Description: Second edition. | Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2019] | Series: Wiley series
in operations research and management science | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2018019714 (print) | LCCN 2018021976 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119262589 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119262596 (ePub) | ISBN 9781119262565
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Subjects: LCSH: Production scheduling.
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