Manufacturability analysis system: Issues and future trends

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1369-1390

  Shukor, S A ^a   Axinte, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expert system in MAS; Manufacturability analysis system; Manufacturability assessment and reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CURRENT STATES; DATA INPUTS; DESIGN STAGES; FUTURE RESEARCHES; FUTURE TRENDS; IN BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; MANUFACTURABILITY; MANUFACTURABILITY ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURABILITY ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MANUFACTURABILITY ASSESSMENT AND REASONING; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; MANUFACTURING STAGES; RESEARCH TRENDS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TIME CONSUMING; TIME TO MARKETS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 57049121771     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701589398     Document Type: Article

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