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A comparison of tool management strategies and part selection rules for a flexible manufacturing system

Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C, 27412-5001, USA
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Jack R. Meredith Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45219-0130, USA
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Amitabh Raturi Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45219-0130, USA
Pages 733-748 | Received 01 Jan 1991, Published online: 23 Mar 2012

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