Modeling of manufacturing complexity in mixed-model assembly lines

Proceedings of the International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Xiaowei, Zhu ^a   Hu, S Jack ^a   Koren, Yoram ^a   Marin, Samuel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; DECISION MAKING; ENTROPY; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE PLANNING; MIXED MODEL ASSEMBLY LINES; OPERATION DECISIONS; PRODUCT VARIETY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33751290885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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