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Virtual manufacturing cells: exploiting layout design and intercell flows for the machine sharing problem

S. A. IRANI Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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T. M. CAVALIER Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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P. H. COHEN Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
Pages 791-810 | Received 01 Apr 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2010

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