Unidirectional AGV guidepath network design: A heuristic algorithm

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2325-2343

  Ko, K C ^a   Egbelu, P J ^b  

^a i2 Technologies   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV);

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0242333159     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000087201     Document Type: Article

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