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A hybrid modelling approach to the design of an AGV-based material handling system for an FMS

B. MAHADEVAN Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, 560 076, India
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T. T. NARENDRAN Industrial Engineering and Management Division Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Madras, 600 036, India
Pages 2015-2030 | Received 01 Aug 1993, Published online: 16 May 2007

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