The importance of holistic model driven manufacturing systems

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-44

  Weston, R H ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process; Enterprise modelling; Manufacturing futures; Systems integration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUSINESS PROCESSES;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0031702101     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405981515482     Document Type: Article

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