Development of analytic network process for the selection of material handling systems in the design of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)

Journal of Advances in Management Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-147

  Anand, G ^a   Kodali, Rambabu ^b   Santosh Kumar, B ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^c Health Integrity LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Flexible manufacturing systems; India; Material handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873908906     PISSN: 09727981     EISSN: 20493207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09727981111129336     Document Type: Article

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