Note on a comparative evaluation of nine well-known algorithms for solving the cell formation problem in group technology

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-268

  Joglekar, Prafulla ^a   Chung, Q B ^b   Tavana, Madjid ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular Manufacturing; Comparative Analysis; Group Technology; Performance Measures; Work Cell Formation Algorithms

Indexed keywords

EID: 4944262173     PISSN: 11739126     EISSN: 15327612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327612jamd0504_04     Document Type: Article

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