Relative pre-positioning of storage/retrieval machines in automated storage/retrieval systems to minimize maximum system response time

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-312

  Chang, Suk Hwa ^a   Egbelu, Pius J ^b  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

STORAGE/RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 0031117221     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966336     Document Type: Article

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