A multi-methodology agent-based approach for container loading

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 234-245

  Mustafee, Navonil ^a   Bischoff, Eberhard E ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED APPROACH; CONTAINER LOADING; CROSS CONTAMINATION; LOADING EFFICIENCY;

COMMERCE; CONTAINERS; MOLDS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

LOADING;

EID: 84858044514     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147754     Document Type: Conference Paper

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