A model management systems approach to manufacturing systems design

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-130

  Heavey, Cathal ^a   Browne, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems design; Model management systems; Structured modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS DESIGN; MODEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; STRUCTURED MODELING LANGUAGE;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030123079     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00394500     Document Type: Article

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