A simulation based experimental design to analyze factors affecting production flow time

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-293

  Ekren, Banu Y ^a   Ornek, Arslan M ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anova; Experimental design; Facility design; Flow time; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCHEDULING;

FACILITY DESIGN; SIMULATION SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 39749151554     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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