The ‘linguistic pattern’ method for a workstation layout analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 1779-1798

  Grobelny, Jerzy ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN--MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FUZZY SETS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS--OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

AUTOMOBILE DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT; LINGUISTIC PATTERN METHOD; MULTIVALUED IMPLICATION FORMULA; POSSIBILITY THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0024106371     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207548808947991     Document Type: Article

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