Multi-shuttle automated storage/retrieval systems.(Special Issue of Design & Manufacturing on Agile Manufacturing)

IIE Transactions | October 1, 1997| | Copyright

1. Introduction

Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs) are major material handling support systems that have been widely used in automated factories and distribution centers. The basic components of the type of AS/RS we consider are storage racks, storage/retrieval (S/R) machines, input/output (I/O) stations, and interface conveyors [1]. AS/RSs are operated and controlled by a computer that can collect important information and provide a high degree of inventory visibility, which can then be used by manufacturing, distribution, accounting, sales, etc. ...

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