TY  - JOUR
AB  - Describes a user‐friendly decision support tool to select near optimal containers for specific manufacturing scenarios relative to all the constraints associated with the use of the container. Guides the user through a dialogue to input constraints and scenario‐specific information. Shows how the decision support tool iterates between an expert system and a simulation model, to produce a near optimal container with respect to internal and external dimensional requirements. Explains the methods by which the system is tested and validated in a realistic environment. Discusses future research directions.
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
SN  - 0957-6061
DO  - 10.1108/09576069710182018
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069710182018
AU  - Harit Santhanam
AU  - Don Taylor G.
AU  - Asfahl C. Ray
PY  - 1997
Y1  - 1997/01/01
TI  - A decision support system for container design in production systems
T2  - Integrated Manufacturing Systems
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 195
EP  - 207
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -