Abstracting performance in hierarchical manufacturing simulation

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 246-251

  Ball, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Hierarchical; Manufacturing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

HIERARCHICAL MANUFACTURING SIMULATION;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032050252     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00355-5     Document Type: Article

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