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Estimation of number of AGVs for an FMS: an analytical model

B. MAHADEVAN Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, 560 076, India
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T. T. NARENDRAN Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Industrial Engineering and Management Division Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 600 036, India.
Pages 1655-1670 | Received 01 Jul 1992, Published online: 07 May 2007

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