Methodology for rapid identification and collection of input data in the simulation of manufacturing systems

Simulation Practice and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 645-656

  Perera, T ^a   Liyanage, K ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INTEGRATED COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING DEFINITION (IDEF);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0033874509     PISSN: 09284869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4869(99)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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