Materials flow improvement in a lean assembly line: A case study

Assembly Automation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Domingo, Rosario ^a   Alvarez, Roberto ^b   Peña, Marta Melodia ^b   Calvo, Roque ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO DE NEBRIJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assembly plants; Lean production; Materials handling equipment

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION;

ASSEMBLY PLANTS; LEAN ASSEMBLY LINE; LEAN MANUFACTURING TOOLS; LEAN PRODUCTION;

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34247111842     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445150710733379     Document Type: Article

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