Evaluation of overall line effectiveness (OLE) in a continuous product line manufacturing system

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 987-1008

  Nachiappan, R M ^a   Anantharaman, N ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Line management; Performance measurement (quality); Productive maintenance

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

LINE MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (QUALITY); PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE; WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING (WCM) SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748257602     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380610688278     Document Type: Article

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