Matrix-geometric solution for semi-open queuing network model of autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval system

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-86

  Ekren, Banu Yetkin ^a   Heragu, Sunderesh S ^b   Krishnamurthy, Ananth ^c   Malmborg, Charles J ^d  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^c Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVS RS; Matrix geometric method; Queuing; Semi open queuing network

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS; AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; AVS/RS; MATRIX GEOMETRIC METHODS; MATRIX-GEOMETRIC SOLUTIONS; QUEUING; QUEUING NETWORK;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRANES; GEOMETRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAKES; MATERIALS HANDLING; PALLETS; WAREHOUSES;

QUEUEING NETWORKS;

EID: 84891793068     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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