Throughput performance analysis and machine layout for discrete-space closed-loop conveyors

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-89

  Bozer, Yavuz A ^a   Hsieh, Ying Jiun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADING; MANUFACTURE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; STABILITY; THROUGHPUT; UNLOADING;

CLOSED LOOP CONVEYORS; STABILITY CONDITION; THROUGHPUT CAPACITY; WORK-IN-PROCESS;

CONVEYORS;

EID: 11844301290     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170590516971     Document Type: Article

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