Scalable reconfigurable equipment design principles

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 4839-4852

  Spicer, P ^a   Yip Hoi, D ^b   Koren, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Machine design; Reconfigurable manufacturing systems; Scalability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINE TOOLS; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACURING SYSTEMS; SCALIBILITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 31444433147     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970500183042     Document Type: Article

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