A comparison of focused cellular manufacturing to cellular manufacturing and job shop

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2169-2194

  Canel, C ^a   Al Mubarak, F ^b   Khumawala, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Focused cellular manufacturing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; INVENTORY CONTROL; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL;

JOB SHOPS; MACHINE UTILIZATION; WORK-IN-PROCESS INVENTORY;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 27944470390     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540412331331407     Document Type: Article

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