ASRS sizing for recreating automotive assembly sequences

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 847-863

  Inman, Robert R ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242269828     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000069599     Document Type: Article

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