Manufacturing complexity and its measurement based on entropy models

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 9-12, 2012, Pages 867-873

  Zhang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic entropy; Manufacturing system; Scheduling; Static entropy

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC-ENTROPY; EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHEDULE; ENTROPY MODEL; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; MEASUREMENT-BASED;

ENTROPY; INFORMATION THEORY; SCHEDULING;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84867099024     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3872-7     Document Type: Article

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