Managing flexible manufacturing technology: Must parts in an FMS always move in a job-shop manner?

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2851-2866

  Co, Henry C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MACHINE SHOPS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

JOB SHOP; MULTI-SKILLED WORKER; PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035840753     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110052599     Document Type: Article

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