Generic coordination approach applied to a manufacturing environment

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 404-411

  Coates, G ^a   Duffy, A H B ^b   Hills, W ^a   Whitfield, R I ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ARTEFACTS; GENERIC COORDINATION; MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0034316281     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00721-4     Document Type: Article

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