A heuristic travel time model for random storage systems using closest open location load dispatching

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2215-2228

  Fukunari, M ^a   Malmborg, C J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated storage and retrieval systems; Closest open location; Load dispatching; Randomized storage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUEUEING NETWORKS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

AUTOMATED STORAGE; CLOSEST OPEN LOCATION; LOAD DISPATCHING; RANDOMIZED STORAGE;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 39449109133     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601118462     Document Type: Article

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