Optimizing tool selection

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1239-1256

  Lim, T ^a   Corney, J ^a   Ritchie, J M ^a   Clark, D E R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; CUTTING TOOLS; MACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

DELTA VOLUME CLEARANCE DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE DELTA VOLUME CLEARANCE; TOOL ACCESS DISTRIBUTION; TOOL ACCESS VOLUME; TOOL SELECTION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035872168     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540010020063     Document Type: Article

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