Comparative influence of three flexibility types on manufacturing lead-time performance

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1002-1007

  Wadhwa, S ^a   Rao, K S ^a   Chan, F T S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lead time performance; Product flexibility; Sequencing flexibility; Simulation studies; Transformation flexibility

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

LEAD-TIME PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT FLEXIBILITY; SEQUENCING FLEXIBILITY; SIMULATION STUDIES; TRANSFORMATION FLEXIBILITY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746898196     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-2603-3     Document Type: Article

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