Design procedures and implementation of the segmented flow topology (SFT) for discrete material flow systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-335

  Sinriech, David ^a   Tanchoco, J M A ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HEURISTIC METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

DISCRETE MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEMS; SEGMENTED FLOW TOPOLOGY;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 0031117220     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966338     Document Type: Article

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