Experiences of a small to medium size enterprise in the design and implementation of manufacturing cells

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 212-223

  Gunasekaran, A ^a   Mcneil, R ^a   McGaughey, R ^b   Ajasa, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346312287     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920150216332     Document Type: Article

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