Comparison between fixed- and walking-worker assembly lines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 219, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 845-848

  Wang, Q ^a   Owen, G W ^a   Mileham, A R ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible assembly lines; Lean production; Modelling; Simulation; Walking workers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY LINES; LEAN PRODUCTION; MODELING; WALKING WORKERS;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 27744526746     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 09544054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440505X32805     Document Type: Article

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