The impact of machine flexibility on the performance of flexible manufacturing systems

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 707-727

  Mohamed, Zubair M ^a,b,c   Youssef, Mohamed A ^a   Huq, Faizul ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Flexible manufacturing systems; Machine loading; Manufacturing strategy; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543147321     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110390417     Document Type: Article

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