On-line reconfiguration to enhance the routing flexibility of complex automated material handling operations

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-304

  Wong, M M ^a   Tan, C H ^a   Zhang, J B ^a   Zhuang, L Q ^a   Zhao, Y Z ^a   Luo, M ^a  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Automated material handling system; Flexible; On line reconfiguration; Recovery; Routing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA WAREHOUSES; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RECOVERY; ROUTERS;

AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM; FLEXIBLE; ON-LINE RECONFIGURATION;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 33846828529     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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