Microfactory - Concept, history, and developments

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 837-844

  Okazaki, Yuichi ^a   Mishima, Nozomu ^a   Ashida, Kiwamu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPETITIVE MANUFACTURING; INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS; MICROFACTORIES; VENTURES;

MACHINING;

EID: 14744305219     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1823491     Document Type: Review

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