In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

This paper proposes techniques to improve the efficiency of transportation activities within
hospitals. Transportation is a major activity in hospitals which requires management efforts …

The utilization of low-cost AGVs in the industry is increasing every day, but the efficiency of
these systems is low due to the lack of a central management system. Low-cost AGVs' main …

ABSTRACT Multiple Automatic Guided Vehicle (multi-AGVs) management systems provide
an effective solution to ensuring stable operations of multi-AGVs in the same scenario, such …

A decision-making approach based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for determining
the efficient container handling processes (considering the number of employed Automated …

Automatic guided vehicle system (AGVs) plays a vital role in material handling operations for
a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). Optimum AGVs fleet size selection is one of the most …

Faced with rising customer expectations, shortening product life cycle and increasing
number of competitors, many companies are paying increasing attention to streamline their …

Nowadays, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) play a key role in manufacturing systems
because of improving system efficiency and lowering the cost of production. To increase the …

In manufacturing, machine selection and buffer allocation are extremely important and
widely studied problems, as both can significantly affect the system performance. Solving …

Automated material handling systems (AMHS) have been widely used in semiconductor
manufacturing. However, the performance of AMHS heavily hinges on vehicle fleet sizing …