Reliability considerations in the design of cellular manufacturing systems: A simulated annealing-based approach

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 880-904

  Das, K ^a   Lashkari, R S ^a   Sengupta, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular manufacturing; Change management; Machining centres; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747095065     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710610679851     Document Type: Article

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