Hybrid design methodology and cost-effectiveness evaluation of AGV transportation systems

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 360-372

  Hoshino, Satoshi ^a   Ota, Jun ^b   Shinozaki, Akiko ^c   Hashimoto, Hideki ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness evaluation; Hybrid and optimal design methodology; Queuing network theory; Vertical and horizontal automated guided vehicle (AGV) transportation systems

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; QUEUEING NETWORKS;

COST-EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION; HYBRID AND OPTIMAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY; QUEUING NETWORK THEORY; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL AUTOMATED-GUIDED-VEHICLE (AGV) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS~;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 34547456129     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2006.887162     Document Type: Article

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