Throughput performance analysis of automated vehicle storage and retrieval systems with multiple-tier shuttle vehicles

T Lerher, M Ficko, I Palčič - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents analytical travel time models for the computation of cycle times and
throughput performance of Automated Vehicles Storage and Retrieval Systems (AVS/RS) …

Autonomous mobile robot travel under deadlock and collision prevention algorithms by agent-based modelling in warehouses

EE Turhanlar, BY Ekren, T Lerher - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recent dramatic increase in e-commerce has also increased the adoption of automation
technologies in warehouses. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are from those …

[HTML][HTML] Shuttle-based storage and retrieval system: A literature review

Y Li, Z Li - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
While the e-commerce logistics industry is developing rapidly, its sustainable development
has received certain attention. The ultimate goal of sustainable development is to achieve …

Modelling and analysis for multi-deep compact robotic mobile fulfilment system

P Yang, G Jin, G Duan - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With high efficiency and good scalability, Robotic Mobile Fulfilment Systems (RMFS) are
increasingly applied in various warehouses, especially the e-commerce warehouses with …

Retrieval sequencing in autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems

Y Yu, J Yang, X Guo - International Journal of Production Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems (AVS/RSs) are widely used in e-
commerce warehouses due to their high throughput and flexibility. In such systems, storage …

Simulation-based time-efficient and energy-efficient performance analysis of an overhead robotic compact storage and retrieval system

X Chen, P Yang, Z Shao - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates an overhead robotic compact storage and retrieval system (ORCSRS),
which is a novel automated compact system where basic storage and handling containers …

Warehouses without aisles: Layout design of a multi-deep rack climbing robotic system

WA Chen, R De Koster, Y Gong - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last decade, different multi-deep rack climbing robotic (MRR) systems have been
introduced, particularly in e-commerce warehouses. These systems have great benefits, as …

Travel time models for tier-to-tier SBS/RS with different storage assignment policies and shuttle dispatching rules

W Dong, M Jin - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores both random and class-based storage policies and three shuttle
dispatching rules, random, distance-based, and demand-rate based, for a tier-to-tier shuttle …

Energy consumption model for shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems

Z Liu, Y Wang, M Jin, H Wu, W Dong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Automatic warehouses need to balance speed, cost, flexibility, and energy consumption to
support the responsiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of modern supply chains. This …

Retrieval scheduling in crane-based 3D automated retrieval and storage systems with shuttles

W Dong, M Jin, Y Wang, P Kelle - Annals of Operations Research, 2021 - Springer
Retrieval task scheduling has been extensively studied for 2D automated retrieval and
storage systems (AS/RS). A good schedule can significantly reduce the makespan for …