Impact of various flexibility types in a hybrid fabrication/assembly production system

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 60, Issue , 1999, Pages 117-123

  Tsubone, Hitoshi ^a   Horikawa, Mitsuyoshi ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Aviat Electron Indust   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MACHINERY; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ASSEMBLY LINE; FLEXIBILITY; PARTS FABRICATION PROCESS; URGENT ORDERS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0032670623     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00184-4     Document Type: Article

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