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The Central Importance of the Bottleneck

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This chapter is mainly based on the paper: Discourse about Linear Programming and Lean Manufacturing: Two Different Approaches with a Similar, Converging Rational, JSSM, 2015, 8, 85–91.

This chapter is mainly based on the paper: Discourse about Linear Programming and Lean Manufacturing: Two Different Approaches with a Similar, Converging Rational, JSSM, 2015, 8, 85–91 [1].

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  1. Rüttimann, B., and K. Wegener. Introduction to Lean Production and Six Sigma Quality Management, ETH Tools IV Course, HS 2014 Lecturing Notes.

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Rüttimann, B.G., Stöckli, M.T. (2022). The Central Importance of the Bottleneck. In: Elements of Advanced Manufacturing Theory. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02047-6_3

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