Machine loading in flexible manufacturing systems considering routeing flexibility

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 372-380

  Rajamani, Divakar ^a   Adil, Gajendra Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexibility; FMS; Routeing; Tool loading

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; LOADING; MACHINE TOOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

MACHINE LOADING; PRODUCTION ROUTEINGS; ROUTEING FLEXIBILITY; TOOL ALLOCATION; TOOL LOADING; FLEXIBILITY; ROUTING;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029659077     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01845696     Document Type: Article

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