Closed form models for dwell point locations in automated storage carousel systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1089-1098

  Hale, T S ^a   Huq, F ^b,c   Pujari, N A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Groupe ESC Pau   (France)

^d US Institute of Navigation   (United States)

Author keywords

1 median; Dwell point location; Probability theory; Storage carousel systems

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AUTOMATED STORAGE CAROUSEL SYSTEM (ASCS); DWELL POINT LOCATION; PROBABILITY THEORY;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 36248978597     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600936260     Document Type: Article

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