Material flow systems in manufacturing - Tanchoco, Jose Mario Azaña, 1946- (London ; New York : Chapman and Hall, 1994)
List of Contributors. Preface. 1. An integrated framework for the design of material flow systems / Bernhard F. Rembold, J. M. A. Tanchoco 2. Design justification of material handling systems / J. S. Noble, J. M. A. Tanchoco 3. Cell design strategies for efficient material handling / C. L. Moodie, J. Drolet, Y.-C. Ho, G. M. H. Warren 4. Unit load design and its impact on manufacturing systems performance / P. J. Egbelu5. Work-in-progress storage and handling capacity trade-offs in material flow design / C. J. Malmborg 6. Reachability in material flow path design / K. H. Kim, J. M. A. Tanchoco 7. Single-loop guide paths for AGVs / J. M. A. Tanchoco, D. Sinriech8. SFT - Segmented Flow Topology / D. Sinriech, J. M. A. Tanchoco 9. Bidirectional Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) / C. W. Kim, J. M. A. Tanchoco 10. Approaches to analysing the load routing problem in tandem AGV systems / J. T. Lin, C. C. K. Chang 11. Real-time control strategies for multiple-load AGVs / J. M. A. Tanchoco, C. G. Co 12. Tool automation in computerized manufacturing systems / L. C. Leung, S. K. Khator 13. Guidance and navigation techniques for guided and autonomous vehicles / C. B. Besant
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Materials handling -- Automation; Manufacturing processes -- Automation