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A stochastic model of empty-vehicle travel time and load request service time in light-traffic material handling systems

JOHN E. KOBZA Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0118, USA
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YU-CHENG SHEN Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 638075
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RODERICK J. REASOR Management Engineering Services Department, Eastman Chemical Company, PO Box 1973, Kingsport, TN, 37662-5284, USA
Pages 133-142 | Received 01 Apr 1996, Accepted 01 May 1997, Published online: 31 May 2007

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