Productivity optimization of cellular manufacturing systems

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 403-406

  Abdelmola, A I ^a   Taboun, S M ^a   Merchawi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integer programming; Manufacturing cells; Material handling; Productivity

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANUFACTURING CELLS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032314011     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(98)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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