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Inspec keywords: mass production; earthmoving equipment; graph theory; product design; matrix algebra; product customisation
Subjects: Products and commodities; Production management; Design; Materials handling equipment; Algebra; Machinery and equipment industry; Manufacturing systems; Combinatorial mathematics