Using existing workstations as transfer stations in tandem AGV systems

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Bozer, Yavuz A ^a,c,d   Lee, Chi Guhn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Tauber Manufacturing Institute (TMI)   (United States)

^d Lean Manufacturing Certificate   (United States)

Author keywords

AGV Blocking; Material Handing Systems; Polling Models; Tandem AGV Systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVEYORS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSFER STATIONS; VEHICLES;

AGV BLOCKING; AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES (AGV); MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS; POLLING MODELS; TANDEM AGV SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS;

EID: 23344441117     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(04)80036-0     Document Type: Article

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