Analysis of group-scheduling heuristics in a manufacturing cell

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 914-932

  Ponnambalam, S G ^a   Aravindan, P ^a   Raghu Rami Reddy, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; HEURISTIC METHODS; QUEUEING THEORY; SCHEDULING;

ERLANG DISTRIBUTIONS; GROUP SCHEDULING HEURISTICS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033329118     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001700050149     Document Type: Article

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