Assessing capacity scalability policies in RMS using system dynamics

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-150

  Deif, Ahmed M ^a   ElMaraghy, Hoda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity; Dynamics; Reconfigurable manufacturing systems; Scalability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; SCALABILITY PLAN PARAMETERS;

SCALABILITY;

EID: 41549161505     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10696-008-9031-2     Document Type: Article

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