Focused Flexibility in Production Systems

Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 47-66

  Terkaj, W ^a   Tolio, T ^a   Valente, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Machine Center; Manufacturing System; Part Family; Production Problem; Production System

Indexed keywords

EID: 85151561477     PISSN: 18605168     EISSN: 21961735     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-067-8_3     Document Type: Chapter

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