The performance of load-selection rules and pickup-dispatching rules for multiple-load AGVs

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Ho, Ying Chin ^a   Liu, Hao Cheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPATCHING RULES; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; QUEUE LENGTHS; SELECTION CRITERIA; SELECTION RULES; SIMULATION RESULT; VALUE-BASED;

THROUGHPUT;

PICKUPS;

EID: 70249128743     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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