The segmented bidirectional single-loop topology for material flow systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-54

  Sinriech, David ^a   Tanchoco, J M A ^b   Herer, Yale T ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MANUFACTURE; PERFORMANCE;

MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEMS; SEGMENTED BIDIRECTIONAL SINGLE LOOP;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 0029755055     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179608966251     Document Type: Article

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