Capacity analysis of a towline conveyor system in a distribution center

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-232

  Pan, Xinyan ^a   Ding, Fong Yuen ^b   Ford, Robert ^b  

^a Steelscape Inc   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Material handling; Maximum network flow; Towline conveyor

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149115366     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2008.016572     Document Type: Article

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