From art to science in manufacturing: The evolution of technological knowledge

Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-82

  Bohn, Roger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DIRECTED GRAPHS;

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; FEEDBACK CONTROL METHODS; MANUFACTURING METHODS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; SYSTEMATIC EXPERIMENTATION; TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 85007518073     PISSN: 15719545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0200000002     Document Type: Article

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