Design models for unit load storage and retrieval systems using autonomous vehicle technology and resource conserving storage and dwell point policies

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2332-2346

  Kuo, Po Hsun ^a   Krishnamurthy, Ananth ^a   Malmborg, Charles J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous vehicles; Queuing theory; Random storage; Unit load storage and retrieval; Vehicle dwell point

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUEUEING THEORY; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

POINT-OF-SERVICE-COMPLETION DWELL POINT; VEHICLE DWELL POINT; VEHICLE UTILIZATION;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUEUEING THEORY; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 34247221425     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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