Modelling randomness of a manual assembly system with walking workers

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-210

  Wang, Qian ^a   Pan, Ling ^a   Mileham, Antony Roy ^a   Owen, Geraint Wyn ^a   Newnes, Linda Blyth ^a   Chatwin, Christopher Reginald ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible manufacturing; Modelling; Randomness; Simulation; Walking worker

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

LINEAR WALKING WORKER LINE; MANUAL ASSEMBLY SYSTEM; WALKING WORKERS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34250815222     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2007.011927     Document Type: Article

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