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An experiment in distributed manufacturing control. / Armitage, B.; Hutchison, D.; Skinner, A.
In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 7, No. 4, 01.07.1992, p. 231-237.

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Armitage, B, Hutchison, D & Skinner, A 1992, 'An experiment in distributed manufacturing control', The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 231-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601629

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Armitage, B., Hutchison, D., & Skinner, A. (1992). An experiment in distributed manufacturing control. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 7(4), 231-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601629

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Armitage B, Hutchison D, Skinner A. An experiment in distributed manufacturing control. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 1992 Jul 1;7(4):231-237. doi: 10.1007/BF02601629

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Armitage, B. ; Hutchison, D. ; Skinner, A. / An experiment in distributed manufacturing control. In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 1992 ; Vol. 7, No. 4. pp. 231-237.

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