Analysis of pickup/deposit stations and dwell point locations in bi-directional flow-rack AS/RSs

Tian Liu, Yeming Gong () and Bipan Zou
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Tian Liu: Dongguan University of Technology
Yeming Gong: EM - EMLyon Business School
Bipan Zou: Zhongnan University of Economics and Law [China]

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Abstract: A traditional flow-rack automated storage and retrieval system stores unit-loads in storage lanes with the same slope. This paper considers a new bi-directional flow-rack automated storage and retrieval system, in which adjacent storage lanes slope to opposite directions. While such a system can conduct a dual-command cycle, it is critical to operate the system in an efficient way. We focus on both the pickup/deposit (P/D) station policy and the dwell point location policy, considering two scenarios for each policy. We first build a single-command and a dual-command travel time models for each examined P/D station policy and dwell point location policy. Then, we validate the accuracy of the analytical models by simulation, and theoretically compare the examined P/D point policies and dwell point location policies, in terms of both single-command and dual-command cycle times. We find that locating both the P/D station and the dwell point location at the midpoint of the rack is the best policy. We prove the advantage of the BFR AS/RSs over the traditional flow-rack AS/RSs in terms of single-command cycle time, and that of the dual-command cycle over the single-command cycle. Two case studies are also conducted to examine the effectiveness of the examined policies.

Keywords: Automated warehouses; AS/RS; bi-directional flow-rack AS/RS; pickup/deposit station; dwell point location; performance analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-10-01
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Published in International Journal of Production Research, 2022, 60 (20), 6248-6267 p. ⟨10.1080/00207543.2021.1988751⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2021.1988751

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