Improved energy-efficient production using discrete event simulation

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Solding, P ^a   Thollander, P ^b   Moore, P R ^c  

^a Swerea Swecast AB   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casting; Electricity; Energy; Foundry; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984735236     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2008.26     Document Type: Article

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