TY - BOOK AU - Tanchoco,Jose Mario AzaƱa TI - Material flow systems in manufacturing SN - 041249180X AV - TS180 .M312 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - London, New York PB - Chapman and Hall KW - Materials handling KW - Automation KW - Manufacturing processes N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -