A within-cell utilization based heuristic for designing cellular manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 639-665

  Ballakur, Arvind ^a   Steudel, Harold J ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION CONTROL - INVENTORY CONTROL; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS - HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; FMS; MACHINE-PART GROUPING; PART FAMILIES;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0023347871     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207548708919868     Document Type: Article

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