An objective approach for generating the functional specification of manufacturing planning and control systems

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 710-726

  Howard, Alexander ^a   Kochhar, Ashok ^a   Dilworth, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Timegate Open Business Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Manufacturing systems; Models; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543127253     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810217396     Document Type: Article

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