Using simulation to evaluate the batching approach to part type selection in flexible manufacturing systems

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-14

  Tabucanon, Mario T ^a   Batanov, Dentcho N ^a   Basu, Sanjay ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BATCHING APPROACH; SHORT TIME PRODUCTION PLANNING;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031701241     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069810196797     Document Type: Article

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