An application of fuzzy clustering to cellular manufacturing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1077-1094

  Masnata, A ^a   Settineri, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; JOB ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY (GT); JOB SHOP SCHEDULING;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031117602     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497195551     Document Type: Article

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