Analytical model to estimate performances of autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems for product totes

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 7134-7148

  Marchet, Gino ^a   Melacini, Marco ^a   Perotti, Sara ^a   Tappia, Elena ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

automation; autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems; queuing network; simulation; warehousing

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; CYCLE TIME; NEW SOLUTIONS; ORDER SIZE; PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION; QUEUING NETWORK; SIMULATION; STORAGE AND RETRIEVALS; WAITING TIME; WAREHOUSING;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MODELS; QUEUEING NETWORKS;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 84868674683     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.639815     Document Type: Article

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