Simulation modelling of a narrow aisle automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) serviced by rail-guided vehicles

Computers in Industry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-253

  Lee, S G ^a   De Souza, R ^a   Ong, E K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Automated storage; Computer simulation; Operations strategy; Retrieval systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; TOPOLOGY;

AUTOMATED STORAGE; NARROW AISLE CRANES; RAIL GUIDED VEHICLES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0030261371     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-3615(96)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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