Integrated use of fuzzy c-means and fuzzy KNN for GT part family and machine cell formation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 3513-3536

  Josien, Karine ^a   Liao, T Warren ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY CONTROL; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRODUCTIVITY;

FUZZY CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034668365     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075400422770     Document Type: Article

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