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Modeling and analysis of an unreliable flow line composed of parallel-machine stages

ALAIN PATCHONG PSA Peugeot Citroën, Route de Gisy, Vélizy-Villacoublay, 78140, France E-mail: [email protected]
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DIDIER WILLAEYS LAMIH. URA 1775 CNRS. Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 59304, France
Pages 559-568 | Received 01 May 1997, Accepted 01 Aug 2000, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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