Grosfeld-Nir, Abraham; Gerchak, Yigal - In: Management Science 48 (2002) 5, pp. 652-664
This study considers multistage production systems where defective units can be reworked repeatedly at every stage. Production, as well as rework, is in lots requiring set-up and variable production costs, and orders need to be filled in their entirety. The yield of each stage is uncertain, so...