Improving a manufacturing process by mapping and simulation of critical operations

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-132

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Phrommathed, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Simulation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; PROCESS MAPPING; SHEETING OPERATION; THAILAND;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29144500485     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380610639533     Document Type: Article

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