Feeder rack assignment problem in PCB assembly: A case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 399-407

  Klomp, Cornelis ^a   Van De Klundert, Joris ^b   Spieksma, Frits C R ^b   Voogt, Siem ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEURISTIC METHODS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FEEDER RACK ASSIGNMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033906768     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(99)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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