TY - CHAP AU - Ming Dong AU - F. Frank Chen ED - V. Kordic ED - A. Lazinica ED - M. Merdan Y1 - 2006-07-01 PY - 2006 T1 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis of the Impacts of Component Commonality and Process Flexibility on Integrated Supply Chain Network Performance N2 - The primary goal of this book is to cover the state-of-the-art development and future directions in modern manufacturing systems. This interdisciplinary and comprehensive volume, consisting of 30 chapters, covers a survey of trends in distributed manufacturing, modern manufacturing equipment, product design process, rapid prototyping, quality assurance, from technological and organisational point of view and aspects of supply chain management. BT - Manufacturing the Future SP - Ch. 29 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/5071 DO - 10.5772/5071 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -