Grouping index: A new quantitative criterion for goodness of block-diagonal forms in group technology

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2767-2782

  Nair, G J K ^a   Narendrant, T T ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MACHINERY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROCESS CONTROL;

BLOCK DIAGONAL FORMS; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; GROUPING INDEX;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0030270698     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608905058     Document Type: Article

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