Complexity and agility in manufacturing

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 637-641

  Hon, K K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET;

MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034590594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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