Open Access
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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 347, 2026
2025 SAIMechE Central Branch Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Related Disciplines (SCMERD 2025)
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| Article Number | 03002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Industrial Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634703002 | |
| Published online | 14 January 2026 | |
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