A simulation analysis of factors influencing the flow time and through-put performance of functional and cellular layouts

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 285-295

  Huq, Faizul ^a,b   Hensler, Douglas A ^c   Mohamed, Zubair M ^d  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Groupe ESC Pau   (France)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

^d WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular manufacturing; Functional layout; Simulation; Through put time

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROUGHPUT;

FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0034780059     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060110392597     Document Type: Article

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