Optimizing assembly planning through a three-stage integrated approach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-256

  Chen, Ruey Shun ^a   Lu, Kun Yung ^b   Tai, Pei Hao ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Logistics Bureau   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assembly planning; Assembly precedent diagram; Design for assembly; Minimum spanning tree

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

ASSEMBLY PLANNING; ASSEMBLY PRECEDENT DIAGRAM; DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY; MINIMUM SPANNING TREE;

ASSEMBLY MACHINES;

EID: 1642269241     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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