Machine loading algorithms for the elimination of tardy jobs in flexible batch machining applications

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 450-458

  Rahimifard, S ^a   Newman, S T ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DATA STRUCTURES; JOB SATISFACTION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCADA SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING;

BATCH MACHINING APPLICATION; COMBINED MACHINE LOADING; FLEXIBLE MACHINING CELL; MACHINE LOADING ALGORITHM; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; TARDY JOBS;

MACHINE ORIENTED LANGUAGES;

EID: 0034316129     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00719-6     Document Type: Article

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