Formation of independent flow-line cells based on operation requirements and machine capabilities

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-329

  Askin, Ronald G ^a   Zhou, Ming ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INDEPENDENT FLOW LINE CELLS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032046605     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179808966472     Document Type: Article

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