Design of an automated shop floor material handling system with inventory considerations

Operations Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-80

  Johnson, M Eric ^a   Brandeau, Margaret L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Automated systems; Design inventory production; Facilities equipment planning; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010908050     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.47.1.65     Document Type: Article

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