Information analysis in a distributed dynamic group technology method

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 60, Issue , 1999, Pages 427-432

  Ben Arieh, David ^a   Sreenivasan, Ravi ^a  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY;

CLUSTERING; NEGOTIATIONS;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032647691     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00176-5     Document Type: Article

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