Design and evaluation of automated cellular manufacturing systems with simulation modelling and AHP approach: A case study

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 39-52

  Chan, Felix T S ^a   Abhary, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FACTORY AUTOMATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULING;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (AMT); ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); GROUP TECHNOLOGY (GT); SOFTWARE PACKAGE AUTOMAN; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SIMFACTORY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030420260     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069610151176     Document Type: Article

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