Constraint management in manufacturing systems

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Roser, Christoph ^a   Nakano, Masaru ^a   Tanaka, Minoru ^a  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS); Manufacturing bottlenecks; Operation planning; Production management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEM;

EID: 0041326349     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.46.73     Document Type: Article

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