TY - GEN
T1 - Storage and retrieval machine travel route planning strategy in an automated material handling environment
AU - Xing, Bo
AU - Gao, Wen Jing
AU - Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V.
AU - Battle, Kimberly
AU - Marwala, Tshilidzi
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RSs) are warehousing systems that are used for the storage and retrieval of products in both distribution and production environments. This research deals with the batch order picking (BOP) problem in an ASIRS. When a batch of retrieval requests, which consist of multiple items and these items are stored in multiple locations in a rack, are launched, the storage/retrieval (S/R) machine has to travel to numerous storage locations to complete each order. The aim of this research is to employ genetic algorithm (GA) for the purpose of minimizing the total distance travelled by the SIR machine. An experimental case study is designed to test the proposed GA. The results show that GA can significantly reduce not only the total travel distance but also the total travel time of the SIR machine.
AB - Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RSs) are warehousing systems that are used for the storage and retrieval of products in both distribution and production environments. This research deals with the batch order picking (BOP) problem in an ASIRS. When a batch of retrieval requests, which consist of multiple items and these items are stored in multiple locations in a rack, are launched, the storage/retrieval (S/R) machine has to travel to numerous storage locations to complete each order. The aim of this research is to employ genetic algorithm (GA) for the purpose of minimizing the total distance travelled by the SIR machine. An experimental case study is designed to test the proposed GA. The results show that GA can significantly reduce not only the total travel distance but also the total travel time of the SIR machine.
KW - Automated Storage/Retrieval System (AS/RS)
KW - Batch Order Picking (BOP)
KW - Cellular Manufacturing (CM)
KW - Genetic Algorithm (GA)
KW - Storage/Retrieval (S/R) machine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651435570&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78651435570
SN - 9781424496730
T3 - 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010
BT - 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010
T2 - 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010
Y2 - 19 September 2010 through 23 September 2010
ER -