Performance evaluation of an auction-based manufacturing system using coloured Petri nets

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2155-2171

  Nandula, Murali ^a   Dutta, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HEURISTIC METHODS; PERFORMANCE; PETRI NETS; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AUCTION-BASED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0034631278     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540050028025     Document Type: Article

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