A design process for tandem automated guided vehicle systems: The concurrent design of machine layout and guided vehicle routes in tandem automated guided vehicle systems

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 30-38

  Hsieh, Ling Feng ^a   Sha, D Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER CONTROL; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PLANT LAYOUT; PROCESS CONTROL;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV);

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 0030411751     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069610151167     Document Type: Article

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