Manufacturing flexibility: Measures and relationships
โ Scribed by Rodney P. Parker; Andrew Wirth
- Book ID
- 108445480
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 389 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0377-2217
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