Impact of empty vehicle flow on optimal flow path design for unidirectional AGV systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2827-2852

  Sun, X C ^a   Tchernev, N ^a  

^a INPS Telecommunications   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTS;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS; AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS; BRANCH AND BOUND ALGORITHM; FLOW PATH DESIGN;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 0030269845     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207549608905061     Document Type: Article

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