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Integrated design of cellular manufacturing systems in the presence of alternative process plans

DIVAKAR RAJAMANI Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
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N. SINGH Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
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Y. P. ANEJA Faculty of Business Administration, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
Pages 1541-1554 | Received 01 Nov 1989, Published online: 29 Mar 2007

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