Rapid changeover - A pre-requisite for responsive manufacture

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 785-796

  Mileham, A R ^a   Culley, S J ^a   Owen, G W ^a   McIntosh, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Flexibility; Manufacturing; Operational management; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033461451     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579910274383     Document Type: Article

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