A methodical approach to the flexible-manufacturing-system batching, loading and tool configuration problems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 2171-2186

  Co, Henry C ^a   Biermann, Jeanette S ^b   Chen, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; MACHINE TOOLS--SCHEDULING; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--HEURISTIC;

BATCHING; FMS; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING; TOOL CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0025595213     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549008942860     Document Type: Article

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