Supervisory control of reconfigurable flexible-manufacturing workcells - temporary addition of resources

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-111

  Ramirez Serrano, A ^a   Benhabib, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; SCADA SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING WORKCELLS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0142216394     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713804986     Document Type: Article

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