Flexibility in component manufacturing systems: Evaluation framework and case study

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-432

  Hauser, Dominic P ^a,b   De Weck, Olivier L ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ThyssenKrupp Presta AG   (Liechtenstein)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing flexibility; Modular tooling; Parts fabrication; Process evaluation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

LASER CUTTING; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MODULAR TOOLING; PARTS FABRICATION; PROCESS EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 34547673388     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-007-0033-9     Document Type: Article

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