A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JUSTIFICATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Abstract Organizations use a variety of approaches in justifying their investments in new processes and technologies. This paper provides a comprehensive bibliography on the techniques and their rationale in the acquisition and justification of advanced manufacturing systems. The paper cites 231 articles from a variety of published sources. The list contains published research mainly from 1990 to 2001 and a selected published work prior to 1990.

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