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It has been estimated that between 20–50% of the total operating cost within manufacturing can be attributed to material handling. Furthermore, effective facilities design and planning can reduce these costs by at least 10–30% (Tompkins and White, 1984). Even so, material handling is often an overlooked aspect of factory operations.
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Lin, J.T., Chang, C.C.K. (1994). Approaches to analysing the load routing problem in tandem AGV systems. In: Tanchoco, J.M.A. (eds) Material Flow Systems in Manufacturing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2498-4_10
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