Performance analysis of manufacturing systems composed of modular machines using the universal generating function

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-69

  Youssef, Ayman M A ^a   ElMaraghy, Hoda A ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FUNCTION EVALUATION;

BUILDING BLOCKS; FLOW LINES; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MODULAR MACHINES; MULTI STATE; MULTIPLE PARTS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION RATES; PRODUCTION STAGES; PRODUCTION UNITS; RECONFIGURABILITY; SYSTEM AVAILABILITIES; SYSTEM DESIGNERS; SYSTEM STATE; UNIVERSAL GENERATING FUNCTIONS; WHOLE MACHINES;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 61449168946     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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