Computational analysis of a flexible assembly system design problem

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 453-472

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Jacobson, Sheldon H ^b   Sewell, Edward C ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY;

BRANCH AND BOUND ALGORITHM; FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; LOWER BOUND ALGORITHM;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033737075     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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