Complexity in rework cells: Theory, analysis and comparison

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-602

  Yu, S B ^a,b   Efstathiou, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entropy and complexity; Process design; Rework cells

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; MANUFACTURE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROCESS CONTROL;

ENTROPY AND COMPLEXITY; PROCESS DESIGN; REWORK CELLS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY;

EID: 33646697993     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602032     Document Type: Article

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