The measurement of flexibility in manufacturing systems

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-93

  Das, Sanchoy K ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility measurement; Flexible manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; FACTORY AUTOMATION; MACHINERY; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBILITY MEASUREMENT;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029732144     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00167801     Document Type: Article

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