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Material Handling ’90

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Robert J. Graves

    1. Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

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  2. Mickey R. Wilhelm

    1. Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

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  3. Leon F. McGinnis

    1. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

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  4. Richard E. Ward

    1. The Material Handling Institute, Inc., The Material Handling Industry of America, Inc., Charlotte, USA

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Part of the book series: Progress in Materials Handling and Logistics (LOGISTICS, volume 2)

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Table of contents (33 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Perspective on 1990s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Material Handling Research: Needs and Opportunities

      • John A. White
      Pages 3-9

    3. The Focus of Material Handling Research in the United States

      • James A. Tompkins
      Pages 11-14

    4. The State of Material Handling Research

      • Stephen L. Parsley
      Pages 15-22

    5. Research in the 1990s

      • Robert J. Graves, Mickey R. Wilhelm, Leon F. McGinnis, Richard E. Ward
      Pages 23-31

  3. Facilities Design and Unit Loads

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Batch Production with Unit Load Design and Scheduling Consideration

      • Pius J. Egbelu
      Pages 35-55

    3. A Group Technology Approach for Container Size Selection

      • Jessica O. Matson, Girish N. Naik
      Pages 57-66

    4. Computer-Aided Facility Design Revisited: A Prototype Design Workstation for AGV Systems

      • Leon F. McGinnis
      Pages 67-93

    5. A Modelling Framework for Integrating Layout Design and flow Network Design

      • Benoit Montreuil
      Pages 95-115

    6. Backtracking of Jobs and Machine Location Problems

      • Bhaba R. Sarker, Wilbert E. Wilhelm, Gary L. Hogg, Min-Hong Han
      Pages 117-141

    7. Computer Aided Design of Unit Loads: A Design and Selection Procedure

      • Jaime Trevino, Juan J. Daboub
      Pages 143-180

    8. A Three Dimensional Dynamic Palletizing Heuristic

      • Russell D. Tsai, Eric M. Malstrom, Way Kuo
      Pages 181-201
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The contents of this book are based on invited papers submittedfor presentation and discussion at the 1990 Material Handling Research Colloquium held in Hebron, Kentucky, June 19-21,1990. The Colloquium was sponsored and organized by the College Industry Councilfor Material Handling Education (CIC-MHE) with addi­ tional co-sponsorship and funding provided by numerous organizations (see ac­ knowledgements). The purpose of the Colloquium was to foster open discussion about the current state of material handling research at universitiesfrom across the United States and Canada. It was an opportunity to share specific research directions and accomplish­ments. But more importantly, it was an opportunity to discuss the implications of the basic constraints to solving industry relevant problems in the field of material handling and closely related activities; the efficacy of the approaches being taken at the present time; and the directions believed to be of most value to the industry and to advancing the knowledge and science base of the material handling engineering discipline. The sponsoring organization, the College Industry Council for Material Handling Education was founded in 1952. The council is composed of college and university educators, material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and con­sultants, representatives of the business press plus professional staff and members of other organizations concerned with material handling education.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

    Robert J. Graves

  • Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

    Mickey R. Wilhelm

  • School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

    Leon F. McGinnis

  • The Material Handling Institute, Inc., The Material Handling Industry of America, Inc., Charlotte, USA

    Richard E. Ward

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