Evaluating flexibility in discrete manufacturing based on performance and efficiency

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 153, Issue , 2014, Pages 340-351

  Seebacher, Gottfried ^a   Winkler, Herwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Flexibility degree; Manufacturing flexibility; Measurement; Production efficiency

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENTS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE MANUFACTURING; EFFICIENCY COEFFICIENT; FLEXIBILITY DEGREE; FLEXIBILITY IN MANUFACTURING; INCREASED FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84900472780     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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