Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: key to future manufacturing

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-419

  Mehrabi, M G ^a   Ulsoy, A G ^a   Koren, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MACHINE DESIGN; MARKETING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RAMP-UP TIME REDUCTION; RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0034250590     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008930403506     Document Type: Article

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