An architecture for agile shop floor control systems

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-281

  Langer, Gilad ^a   Alting, Leo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Holonic Manufacturing Systems; Manufacturing System Design; Shop Floor Control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040518039     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(01)80006-6     Document Type: Article

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