Modular reconfigurable flexible final assembly systems

Assembly Automation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-28

  Heilala, Juhani ^a   Voho, Paavo ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assembly; Flexible manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ASSEMBLY; FACTORY AUTOMATION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

MODULAR FINAL ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; RECONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035780669     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445150110381646     Document Type: Article

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