Pallets

Shapes and sizes, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 166, 168)

Selection, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 165-166)

Volume and weight considerations, Tompkins et al. (1996, p. 168)

Stacking patterns, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 167-168)

Storage space and method, Tompkins et al. (1996, p. 168)

Handling equipment, Tompkins et al. (1996, p. 168)

Design sequence, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 168-169)

Tompkins et al. Facilities Planning, 2nd. ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.

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Equipment

Classification, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 169-173)

Types, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 173-279, 280-281), Heragu (1997, pp. 403-432) Apple (1977, pp. 352-381) and Bagadia (1985, 104-116)

Selection, Apple (1977, pp. 384-391) and Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 169, 279-280)

Selection and assignment, Heragu (1997, pp. 436-439, 441-442)

Solved numerical example, Heragu (1997, pp. 439-441)

Apple, James M. Plant Layout and Material Handling, 3rd. ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1977.

Bagadia, Kishan Definitions and Classifications, in Kulwiec, Raymond A. ed. Materials Handling Handbook, 2nd. ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1985, pp. 103-116.

Heragu, Sunderesh. Facilities Design, PWS Publishing, Boston, 1997.

Tompkins et al. Facilities Planning, 2nd. ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.

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Conveyor Models

Design parameters, Apple (1977, pp. 189-190)

Solved numerical example, Apple (1977, pp. 190-191)

Required capacity per carrier, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 589-591, 595-596)

Solved numerical examples, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 591-595) and Heragu (1997, pp. 450-452)

Optimum number of loading positions per carrier, Tompkins and White (1984, pp. 569-571)

Solved numerical example, Tompkins and White (1984, pp. 572-573)

Expected number of unsuccessful loading and unloading attempts for multiple stations, Tompkins and White (1984, pp. 573-575)

Solved numerical examples, Tompkins and White (1984, pp. 575-578)

Apple, James M. Plant Layout and Material Handling, 3rd. ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1977.

Heragu, Sunderesh. Facilities Design, PWS Publishing, Boston, 1997.

Tompkins, James A. and White, John A. Facilities Planning, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1984.

Tompkins et al. Facilities Planning, 2nd. ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.

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Belt and Roller Conveyors Horsepower Calculations

Introduction, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 596-597)

Belt conveyors, Tompkins et al. (1996, p. 597)

Solved numerical examples, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 597-599)

Roller conveyors, Tompkins et al. (1996, p. 599)

Solved numerical examples, Tompkins et al. (1996, pp. 599-600)

Tompkins et al. Facilities Planning, 2nd. ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.

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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)

Layout and location of pick-up and drop-off (P/D) points, Heragu (1997, p. 433)

Material flow network: travel paths and travel directions, Heragu (1997, p. 433)

Number and type of AGVs, Heragu (1997, p. 433)

Assignment of AGVs to material handling requests, Heragu (1997, p. 434)

AGV routing and dispatching, Heragu (1997, p. 434)

Strategies for resolving route conflicts, Heragu (1997, p. 434)

Heragu, Sunderesh. Facilities Design, PWS Publishing, Boston, 1997.

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