Design and scheduling of hybridmulti-cell flexible manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1239-1257

  Kattan, I A ^a  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING;

BRANCH AND BOUND TECHNIQUES; GROUP TECHNOLOGY (GT); MULTICELL FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (MCFMS);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031145923     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497195308     Document Type: Article

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