Future challenges of coordinating hundreds of autonomous vehicles in distribution facilities

R D'Andrea, P Wurman - 2008 IEEE international conference on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Kiva mobile fulfillment system (Kiva MFS) uses a breakthrough new approach to order
fulfillment-one that simultaneously improves productivity, speed, accuracy, and flexibility …

[PDF][PDF] Coordinating hundreds of cooperative, autonomous robots in a warehouse

DB Poudel - Jan, 2013 - academia.edu
This paper overviews the concepts of implementing complete warehouse automation in a
distribution center outlining the motivations for using autonomous robots in a warehouse …

Item assignment problem in a robotic mobile fulfillment system

HJ Kim, C Pais, ZJM Shen - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A robotic mobile fulfillment system (RMFS) performs the order fulfillment process by bringing
inventory to workers at pick-pack-and-ship warehouses. In the RMFS, robots lift and carry …

Robotics-logistics: Challenges for automation of logistic processes

W Echelmeyer, A Kirchheim… - 2008 IEEE International …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotics-logistics can be understood as the field of activities in which applications of
industrial robot-technologies are offered and demanded in order to ensure the optimization …

Coordinating hundreds of cooperative, autonomous vehicles in warehouses

PR Wurman, R D'Andrea, M Mountz - AI magazine, 2008 - ojs.aaai.org
The Kiva warehouse-management system creates a new paradigm for pick-pack-and-ship
warehouses that significantly improves worker productivity. The Kiva system uses movable …

Inventory allocation in robotic mobile fulfillment systems

T Lamballais Tessensohn, D Roy… - IISE …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is a recently developed automated, parts-to-
picker material handling system. Robots can move storage shelves, also known as inventory …

[HTML][HTML] Decision rules for robotic mobile fulfillment systems

M Merschformann, T Lamballais… - Operations Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems (RMFS) is a new type of robotized, parts-to-
picker material handling system, designed especially for e-commerce warehouses. Robots …

Performance characteristics of robotic mobile fulfilment systems in order picking applications

R Hanson, L Medbo, MI Johansson - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the application of automation in warehouse order picking. Specifically,
the paper deals with Robotic Mobile Fulfilment Systems (RMFSs). Existing literature has …

Human-robot cooperation: coordinating autonomous mobile robots and human order pickers

M Löffler, N Boysen, M Schneider - Transportation science, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
In the e-commerce era, efficient order fulfillment processes in distribution centers have
become a key success factor. One novel technology to streamline these processes is robot …

Bot-in-time delivery for robotic mobile fulfillment systems

Z Yuan, YY Gong - IEEE Transactions on Engineering …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies a robotic mobile fulfillment system (RMFS) featured by robots transporting
movables shelves to order pickers. The RMFS can increase productivity, reduce costs …