Comparison between machine flexibility and routing flexibility

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-101

  Tsubone, Hitoshi ^a   Horikawa, Mitsuyoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

FLOW SHOP; JOB SHOP; MACHINE FLEXIBILITY; ROUTING FLEXIBILITY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032659169     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008096724273     Document Type: Article

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