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Pallet optimization and throughput estimation via simulation

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WSC '97: Proceedings of the 29th conference on Winter simulation

Pages 744 - 749

https://doi.org/10.1145/268437.268618

Published: 01 December 1997 Publication History

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December 1997

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Thread Technologies, West Lafayette, IN
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