Impacts of Computer-Aided Manufacturing on Offshore Assembly and Future Manufacturing Locations

Regional Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 131-141

  Sanderson, Susan Walsh ^a   Williams, Gregory ^a   Ballenger, Timothy ^a   Berry, Brian J L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

81; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE ASSEMBLY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 0023519851     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343408712331344338     Document Type: Article

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