The tooling system configuration in a new manufacturing system architecture

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 40, Issue 15 SPEC., 2002, Pages 3779-3790

  Colosimo, B M ^a   Poggi, A ^a   Tolio, T ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACHINE COMPONENTS; MACHINE TOOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

FLEXIBILITY; MOD FLEX PROD;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037109612     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540210162956     Document Type: Article

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