Production systems flexibility: Theory and practice

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 14, Issue PART 1, 2012, Pages 15-21

  Chryssolouris, George ^a   Georgoulias, Konstantinos ^a   Michalos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flexibility measurement; Flexible manufacturing systems; Production systems

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; CONCEPT OF PRODUCTION; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; FLEXIBILITY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; MARKET ENVIRONMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84866068316     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20120523-3-RO-2023.00442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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