Tool-provisioning strategies for flexible manufacturing systems

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-39

  De Souza, Robert ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUTTING TOOLS; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOOLS;

TOOL MANAGEMENT; TOOLING; WORK FLOW;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031095154     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(96)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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