Forming GT cells incrementally using GRASP

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1402-1408

  Adil, Gajendra K ^a   Ghosh, Jay B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell formation; Cellular manufacturing; GRASP

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CELL DESIGN; CELL FORMATION; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; GREEDY RANDOM ADAPTIVE SEARCH PROCEDURES (GRASP);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 27544466274     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-004-2113-8     Document Type: Article

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