Multicriteria design and control of a cellular manufacturing system through simulation and optimization

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1515-1528

  Shang, J S ^a   Tadikamalla, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MULTICRITERIA DESIGNS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSM); TAGUCHI METHODS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032097750     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193147     Document Type: Article

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