Achieving agility in manufacturing through finite element mould analysis: An application-oriented research

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 604-623

  Vinodh, S ^a   Sundararaj, G ^b   Devadasan, S R ^b   Kuttalingam, D ^b   Rajanayagam, D ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Salzer Electronics Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Agile production; Computer aided design; Computer aided manufacturing; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING; AGILE PRODUCTION; APPLICATION-ORIENTED; CAD/CAMS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTS; ELECTRONIC SWITCHES; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LITERATURE SURVEY; MOLDFLOW PLASTICS INSIGHTS; NEW MODEL; ROADMAP;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77953093308     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381011046995     Document Type: Article

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