Towards the integration of flexible manufacturing system scheduling

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 3399-3428

  Balogun, O O ^a   Popplewell, K ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SIMULATION; SCHEDULING SUBPROBLEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033207947     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190112     Document Type: Article

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