A concurrent engineering system to integrate a production simulation and CAD system for FTL layout design

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 101-122

  Yamamoto, Hidehiko ^a   Qudeiri, Jaber Abu ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAD; Computer aided design; Concurrent engineering; FTL layout design; Genetic algorithms; Production simulator

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950673255     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2010.029988     Document Type: Article

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