A decision model for evaluation of flexible manufacturing systems in the presence of both cardinal and ordinal factors

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2927-2938

  Sarkis, J ^a   Talluri, S ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; JUSTIFICATION MODELS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032661068     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190356     Document Type: Article

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