Cell formation performance measures - Determining when to change an existing layout

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 159-171

  Akright, William T ^a   Kroll, Dennis E ^b  

^a CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CELL FORMATION PERFORMANCE MEASURES;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031618547     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(97)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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