Justification of automatic storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) in a heavy engineering industry

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 653-658

  Punniyamoorthy, M ^a   Ragavan, P Vijaya ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchal process; Automatic storage and retrieval system

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ANALYTIC HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; AUTOMATIC STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; DECISION PROCESS; ENGINEERING INDUSTRY;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 24144471044     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-2035-x     Document Type: Article

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