Machine-component cell formation in group technology: Mace

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1984, Pages 937-948

  Waghodekar, P H ^a   Sahu, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION CONTROL - MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS - HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; TECHNOLOGY;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY; HEURISTIC APPROACH; MACHINE-COMPONENT CELL FORMATION;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0021522817     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207548408942513     Document Type: Article

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