Flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems paradigms

Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4 SPECIAL ISSUE, 2006, Pages 261-276

  El Maraghy, Hoda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Changeability; Flexibility; Manufacturing systems; Reconfiguration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE;

CHANGEABILITY; FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBILITY IN MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING PARADIGM; RECONFIGURABILITY; RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; RECONFIGURATION; RESEARCH CHALLENGES;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84903608492     PISSN: 19366582     EISSN: 19366590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10696-006-9028-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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