Product variety and manufacturing complexity in assembly systems and supply chains

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-48

  Hu, S J ^a   Zhu, X ^a   Wang, H ^a   Koren, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Complexity; Customization

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ERROR ANALYSIS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HUMAN ERRORS; MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY; PRODUCT VARIETY;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 43649090571     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2008.03.138     Document Type: Article

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