Flexibility, trade-offs and learning in manufacturing system design

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 331-348

  Slack, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flexibility; learning; manufacturing systems; process capability; tacit knowledge; trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344432300     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2000.001357     Document Type: Article

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