Measuring flexibility in investment decisions for manufacturing systems

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 433-436

  Abele, E ^a   Liebeck, T ^a   Worn A ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision Making; Flexibility; Manufacturing System

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PURCHASING; QUALITY CONTROL;

CYCLE TIME; FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33750070350     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60452-1     Document Type: Article

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