Simulation of automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems based on just-in-time (JIT) philosophy in a job-shop environment

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-284

  Kesen, Saadettin Erhan ^a   Baykoç, Ömer Faruk ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AGV systems; Bi directional flow; Experimental Design; JIT; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; GROUND VEHICLES; JOB ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV); BIDIRECTIONAL FLOWS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; JUST-IN-TIME (JIT) PHILOSOPHY;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 33947719650     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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