Intelligent manufacturing eco-system: A post COVID-19 recovery and growth opportunity for manufacturing industry in

Tsegay T Mezgebe1, Mulualem G Gebreslassie2, Hailekiros Sibhato3

  • 1Manufacturing Engineering Chair, Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle, Mekelle University, P.O.Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.

Scientific African
|January 16, 2023
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