Neural network-based adaptive production control system for a flexible manufacturing cell under a random environment

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-230

  Arzi, Yohanan ^a   Iaroslavitz, Lior ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

NEURAL NETWORK-BASED ADAPTIVE PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEMS; RANDOM PRODUCE-TO-ORDER ENVIRONMENT;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032661588     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007645721482     Document Type: Article

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