Line balancing and simulation of an automated production transfer line

Assembly Automation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-74

  Masood, Syed ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Line management; Machining centres; Process planning; Transfer processes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUTOMOTIVE CYLINDER; MACHINING CENTRES; PROCESS PLANNING; PRODUCTION TRANSFER LINE MANAGEMENT;

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 33644643502     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445150610645684     Document Type: Article

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