A step-by-step dual cycle sequencing method for unit-load automated storage and retrieval systems

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 980-984

  Hachemi, Khalid ^a,b   Sari, Zaki ^b   Ghouali, Noureddine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Automated storage and retrieval systems; Dual command; Optimization; Requests sequencing; Throughput

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; DUAL COMMAND; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; REQUESTS SEQUENCING; SEQUENCING METHOD; SEQUENCING PROBLEMS; STORAGE AND RETRIEVALS; STORAGE LOCATION;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; THROUGHPUT; TRAVEL TIME;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 84868213626     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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