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An evaluation of the tandem configuration automated guided vehicle system

DIANE P. BISCHAK Department of Business Administration, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775-6080, USA
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KEITH B. STEVENS JR. IBM, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, USA
Pages 438-444 | Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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