Implementation of an object-oriented tool for the simulation of manufacturing systems and its application to study the effects of flexibility

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2125-2142

  Borenstein, Denis ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

OBJECT-ORIENTED TOOLS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034659588     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075400188537     Document Type: Article

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