Cell design practices in U.S. manufacturing firms

Production and Inventory Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Olorunniwo, Festus O ^a   Udo, Godwin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CELL DESIGN PRACTICES; CELL FORMATION METHODS; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0030231786     PISSN: 08978336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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