A knowledge-based decision support system for the management of parts and tools in FMS

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-515

  Özbayrak, Mustafa ^a   Bell, Robert ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DSS; FMS; Knowledge based systems; Part scheduling; Systems diagnosis; Tool management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING;

PART SCHEDULING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037621969     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(02)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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