Selecting next-generation manufacturing paradigms - An analytic hierarchy process based criticality analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1773-1786

  Alvi, A U ^a   Labib, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Criticality analysis; Manufacturing paradigms; Next generation manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242297305     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440540121501210     Document Type: Article

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