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Scheduling in robotic cells: process flexibility and cell layout

Hakan Gultekin Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
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M. Selim Akturk Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Oya Ekin Karasan Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 2105-2121 | Received 01 Feb 2006, Published online: 19 Feb 2008

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