Measuring complexity in mixed-model assembly workstations

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4630-4643

  Zeltzer, Luiza ^a   Limère, Veronique ^a   Van Landeghem, Hendrik ^a   Aghezzaf, El Houssaine ^a   Stahre, Johan ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

manufacturing complexity; mixed model assembly line; production engineering

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; COMPLEXITY MEASURES; MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY; MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MIXED-MODEL ASSEMBLY LINES; PRODUCT VARIANTS; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84882455657     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.783246     Document Type: Article

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