The effects of routing flexibility on a flexible manufacturing system

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 431-445

  Chan, Felix T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0042761187     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09591120010021793     Document Type: Article

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