A Petri net model for the operational design and analysis of segmented flow topology (SFT) AGV systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1401-1425

  Barad, M ^a   Sinriech, D ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETRI NETS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; TOPOLOGY;

SEGMENTED FLOW TOPOLOGY (SFT); TIMED PETRI NETS (TPN) THEORY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032072164     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193390     Document Type: Article

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