Flexibility in manufacturing: A survey

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 289-328

  Sethi, Andrea Krasa ^a   Sethi, Suresh Pal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

discrete parts manufacturing; flexibility; Flexibility in manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248539177     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: 15729370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00186471     Document Type: Article

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