Framework to analyse flexibility and unplanned change in manufacturing systems

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Corrêa, Henrique L ^a   Slack, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Flexibility; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE;

FLEXIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY; VARIABILITY;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0030086421     PISSN: 09515240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-5240(95)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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