EXCITE: Expert consultant for in-plant transportation equipment

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1992, Pages 1969-1983

  Matson, J O ^a   Mellichamph, J M ^b   Swaminathan, S R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Department of Management Science and Statistics ^*  (United States)

^c AMR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVEYORS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PLANT LAYOUT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES; EQUIPMENT SELECTION; INDIVIDUAL MOVES; INFERENCE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT; INPLANT TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 0026908135     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549208948133     Document Type: Article

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