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Industrial Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems

An Overview

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The Management of Productivity and Technology in Manufacturing

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This chapter reviews some of the recent developments in robotics and flexible manufacturing technology.

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  1. Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Steven M. Miller

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    Paul R. Kleindorfer

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Miller, S.M. (1985). Industrial Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing Systems. In: Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) The Management of Productivity and Technology in Manufacturing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2507-9_2

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