Optimally locating multiple dwell points in a single loop guide path system

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 727-737

  Ventura, José A ^a   Lee, Chulung ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PROBLEM SOLVING; THROUGHPUT; TURNAROUND TIME;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEM; BIDIRECTIONAL SINGLE LOOP SYSTEM; UNIDIRECTIONAL SINGLE LOOP SYSTEM;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0042705569     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170304346     Document Type: Article

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