The power of dimensional analysis in production systems design

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-182

  Miragliotta, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buckingham (pi ) theorem; Dimensional Analysis; FMS design; Operations Management; Production systems design

Indexed keywords

BUCKINGHAM (PI-) THEOREM; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FMS DESIGN; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS DESIGN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952621400     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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