The development and implementation of a simulation tool for the assessment of quality economics within a cell-based manufacturing company

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 979-995

  Clark, H J ^a   Tannock, J D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

ATTRIBUTE CONTROL CHARTING; QUALITY ECONOMICS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033096958     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191364     Document Type: Article

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