Building a virtual shop model for steel fabrication

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1510-1517

  Song, Lingguang ^a   AbouRizk, Simaan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FABRICATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PLANNING; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHEDULING; WELDING;

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MATERIAL HANDLING;

STEEL; FABRICATION;

COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FABRICATION SHOPS; INDUSTRY NEEDS; PRODUCT MIX; PRODUCT PROCESS; STEEL FABRICATION; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; VIRTUAL FABRICATION; VIRTUAL SHOPS;

EID: 1642436850     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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