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Flexibility and complexity: is it a trade-off?

George ChryssolourisLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.Correspondence[email protected]
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Konstantinos EfthymiouLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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Nikolaos PapakostasLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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Dimitris MourtzisLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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Aris PagoropoulosLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Pages 6788-6802 | Received 08 Oct 2012, Accepted 17 Dec 2012, Published online: 21 Mar 2013

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