Baumann, W.; Birner, R.; Haeusler, J.; Hartmann, R.‐P. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 8 (1981) 1, pp. 44-49
When several machine tools are serviced by one industrial robot their idle times should be kept as short as possible. In this paper, a deterministic model is developed to optimise the idle time, including the possibility of machine breakdowns.