An audit tool for determining flexibility requirements in a manufacturing facility

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-274

  Das, Sanchoy K ^a   Patel, Prashant ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Flexibility; Flexible manufacturing systems; Process planning; Strategy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; FOOD PROCESSING; MACHINING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

FLEXIBILITY AUDIT TOOLS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING DESIGNS (FMD);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036274295     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060110398546     Document Type: Article

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