The threshold value of a quality index for formation of cellular manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3401-3416

  Seifoddini, H ^a   Djassemi, M ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANUFACTURE; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MACHINE PART MATRIX; QUALITY INDEX;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 0030386247     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608905097     Document Type: Article

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