Automated Materials Handling: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, 19-21 March 1986, Birmingham, UKR.H. Hollier |
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... inventory level allowed a reduction in personnel of 50 percent . Inventory Control ( 2 ) . The ability to run perpetual inventory systems using real - time communications without the need for a total shutdown gives the benefits of ...
... inventory level allowed a reduction in personnel of 50 percent . Inventory Control ( 2 ) . The ability to run perpetual inventory systems using real - time communications without the need for a total shutdown gives the benefits of ...
Page 343
... inventory . The system employs a fleet of small , fast robot vehicles able to travel freely throughout the factory . The vehicles would be in constant communication with a central computer that would dispatch them on demand . The ...
... inventory . The system employs a fleet of small , fast robot vehicles able to travel freely throughout the factory . The vehicles would be in constant communication with a central computer that would dispatch them on demand . The ...
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... inventory , and average production rate , respectively . Each graph contrasts the values obtained when the transport load size is 24 or 3 , for systems consisting of from 8 to 20 machines . In each case , the same product mix with ...
... inventory , and average production rate , respectively . Each graph contrasts the values obtained when the transport load size is 24 or 3 , for systems consisting of from 8 to 20 machines . In each case , the same product mix with ...
Contents
Allcard | 1 |
Reflections on the causes of delays in commissioning automated materials handling projects | 19 |
Automated modular loads the alternative | 37 |
Copyright | |
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