A two-sided picking model of M-AS/RS with an aisle-assignment algorithm

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3971-3990

  Chang, T H ^a   Fu, H P ^a   Hu, K Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AS RS; IMCD; M AS RS; MSS

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MODEL AUTOMOBILES; PROBLEM SOLVING; VENTILATION;

MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEMS (MSS); MULTI-LEVEL CONVEYING DEVICE (IMCD); PICKING-AISLE-ASSIGNMENT; STRAIGHT-LINE PATH;

AUTOMATA THEORY;

EID: 34547412796     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600806398     Document Type: Article

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