Casting product-process-producer compatibility evaluation and improvement

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4917-4936

  Akarte, M M ^a   Ravi, B ^b  

^a SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGHJI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Casting; Design for manufacture; Foundry; Process selection; Supplier selection

Indexed keywords

FUZZY LOGIC; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; METAL CASTINGS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESSES; PROCESS SELECTION; SUPPLIER SELECTION;

FOUNDRY PRACTICE;

EID: 34848908016     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600887661     Document Type: Article

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