Effective design of an assembly line using modelling and simulation

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-60

  Longo, F ^a   Mirabelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effective design; Ergonomic analysis; Modelling and simulation; Work measurement

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; ERGONOMICS; GEOMETRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS; GEOMETRIC MODELING; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SIMULATION PACKAGES; WORK MEASUREMENT;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 62649163778     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2008.18     Document Type: Article

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