Optimal dispatching control of an AGV in a JIT production system

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 746-753

  Hirao, Syuhei ^a   Tamaki, Mitsushi ^b   Ohno, Katsuhisa ^c  

^a KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AGV; Optimal dispatching policy; Semi Markov decision process

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SCHEDULING;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE; KANBAN SYSTEM; OPTIMAL DISPATCHING CONTROL; SEMI-MARKOV DECISION PROCESS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0036937350     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0953728031000057316     Document Type: Article

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