Planning models for continuous supply of parts in assembly systems

Assembly Automation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-46

  Caputo, Antonio C ^a   Pelagagge, Pacifico M ^b   Salini, Paolo ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assembly line design; Cost estimation; Handling; Just in time; Mathematical model; Parts feeding

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ASSEMBLY LINE DESIGN; COST ESTIMATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ECONOMIC COMPARISONS; HANDLING; JUST IN TIME; JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY; QUANTITATIVE DECISION;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84921953329     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AA-05-2014-040     Document Type: Article

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