Definition and Classification of Manufacturing Flexibility Types and Measures

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-349

  Shewchuk, John P ^a   Moodie, Colin L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Flexibility measures; Flexibility types; Manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBILITY MEASURES; FLEXIBILITY TYPES; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIFICATIONS; DECISION THEORY; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBILITY MEASURES;

EID: 0032182983     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008062220281     Document Type: Article

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