On the consequences of information delays in the scheduling of semi-automated flexible machines

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-275

  Caprihan, Rahul ^a   Wadhwa, Subhash ^b   Kumar, Satish ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Flexibility; Information delays; On line scheduling strategies; Semi automated flexible machines

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; INFORMATION DELAYS; ON-LINE SCHEDULIBG STRATEGIES; SEMI-AUTOMATED FLEXIBLE MACHINES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 22344449960     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10696-005-1010-2     Document Type: Article

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