Performance evaluation of a job-shop-like flexible manufacturing system with transfer blocking using a Markovian queuing network model

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-216

  Almeida, De ^a   Gourgand, M ^a   Kellert, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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EID: 0003173233     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095119298130732     Document Type: Article

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