A stochastic model of empty-vehicle travel time and load request service time in light-traffic material handling systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-142

  Kobza, John E ^a   Shen, Yu Cheng ^b   Reasor, Roderick J ^c  

^a State University   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; LOADING; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBABILITY; UNLOADING;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS (AGV); EMPTY VEHICLE TRAVEL TIME;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0032003625     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179808966445     Document Type: Article

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