AGV dispatching based on workload balancing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 4053-4066

  Kim, C W ^a   Tanchoco, J M A ^b   Koo, P H ^c  

^a Samsung SDS   (South Korea)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES; DEADLOCK PREVENTION ALGORITHM; WORKLOAD BALANCING;

WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 0033224838     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499189925     Document Type: Article

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