Cellular decomposition of manufacturing facilities using resource elements

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Gindy, Nabil N Z ^a   Ratchev, Tsvetan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

TASK FORMALIZATION MODELS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030673573     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069710182036     Document Type: Article

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