A statistical model for expected cycle time of SP-AS/RS: An application of Monte Carlo simulation

Applied Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 824-840

  Vasili, Mohammadreza ^a   Hong, Tang Sai ^a   Homayouni, Seyed Mahdi ^a   Ismail, Napsiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PORT TERMINALS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; AUTOMATED CONTAINER TERMINALS; AUTOMATED STORAGE/RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; CYCLE TIME; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; HANDLING TIME; HIGH-CAPACITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE BARRIERS; MARINE TRANSPORTATIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODELLING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 49749114008     PISSN: 08839514     EISSN: 10876545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08839510802374841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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