Application of analytic hierarchy process in just-in-time manufacturing systems: a review

International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-242

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Agrawal, Narayan ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NITIE   (India)

^b NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; analytic hierarchy process; JIT techniques; manufacturing systems; performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857344155     PISSN: 17558050     EISSN: 17558069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJDATS.2010.034057     Document Type: Article

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