Engineering information modeling in databases: Needs and constructions

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 900-918

  Ma, Z M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Database management systems; Industrial engineering; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION;

DATABASE MODELING; ENGINEERING INFORMATION; ENGINEERING INFORMATION MODELING;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 25144447684     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570510616102     Document Type: Article

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