Optimal vehicle allocation for an Automated Materials Handling System using simulation optimisation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 5734-5746

  Huang, Chao Jung ^a   Chang, Kuo Hao ^a   Lin, James T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automated Materials Handling System (AMHS); semiconductor manufacturing; simulation optimisation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CYCLE TIME; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; EMPIRICAL PROBLEMS; INHERENT VARIABILITY; INTERBAY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MODEL AND SIMULATION; OPTIMAL VEHICLES; PHOTOBAY; PROCESSING TIME; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING; SIMULATION OPTIMISATION; STOCHASTICITY; VEHICLE ALLOCATION;

AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84867369737     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.622311     Document Type: Article

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