Design and operation of single-loop dual-rail inter-bay material handling system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2217-2237

  Chen, M T ^a   Mc ginnis, L ^b   Zhou, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES; SINGLE LOOP DUAL RAIL SYSTEMS;

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0345504726     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190734     Document Type: Article

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