Cellular vs process layouts: An analytic investigation of the impact of learning on shop performance

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Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 583-592

  Kannan, Vijay R ^a   Palocsay, Susan W ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular manufacturing; Group technology; Learning curve; Queuing theory; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042493265     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(99)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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