Focused cellular manufacturing: An alternative to cellular manufacturing

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 277-299

  Al Mubarak, Fahad ^a   Khumawala, Basheer M ^a   Canel, Cem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular manufacturing; Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037275941     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310462767     Document Type: Article

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