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Heuristic solution to the scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing system

S. K. MUKHOPADHYAY National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, Bombay, 400 087, India.
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BIBEKANANDA MAITI National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, Bombay, 400 087, India.
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SANDIP GARG National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, Bombay, 400 087, India.
Pages 2003-2024 | Received 01 Jan 1991, Published online: 16 May 2007

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