Process sequencing and process clustering in process planning using state space search

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-200

  Šormaz, Dušan N ^a   Khoshnevis, Behrokh ^b  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Process planning; Process sequencing; State space search

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013292090     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00118079     Document Type: Article

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