Scheduling of automated guided vehicles in a decision making hierarchy

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 577-591

  Akturk, M S ^a   Yilmaz, H ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION;

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030085521     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608904920     Document Type: Article

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