Start-up of advanced manufacturing systems – a case study

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 126-136

  Almgren, Henrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Motor industry; Start ups; Sweden

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION; SPEED;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MOTOR INDUSTRY; START UPS; SWEDEN;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0032644393     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069910264385     Document Type: Article

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