Evaluation of the performance domain of cellular and functional layouts

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-101

  Farrington, Phillip A ^a   Nazemetz, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DEDICATED JOB SHOPS; FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT (FL) MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PURE JOB SHOPS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031637954     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(97)00153-8     Document Type: Review

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