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Interleaving dynamics in autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems

Charles J. Malmborg Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180-3590, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 1057-1069 | Published online: 14 Nov 2010

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