A production order-driven AGV control model with object-oriented implementation

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-48

  Shah, Manish ^a   Lin, Li ^a   Nagi, Rakesh ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACTORY AUTOMATION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SCHEDULING;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEM (AGV);

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031074548     PISSN: 09515240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0951-5240(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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