A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems
This paper focuses on the design of modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems. A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is an automated storage and retrieval system, in which mobile robots are deployed to deliver storage shelves for picking operation. This paper proposes a modular robotic system with ai...
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| author | Wei Wang Yaohua Wu Jun Zheng Cheng Chi |
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| description | This paper focuses on the design of modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems. A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is an automated storage and retrieval system, in which mobile robots are deployed to deliver storage shelves for picking operation. This paper proposes a modular robotic system with aisle-captive robots for small and medium-sized logistics warehouses. Then analytical models, including a bottleneck-based model and an open queueing network model, are developed to estimate system throughput and average order flow time. Last, a two-stage design framework is proposed to rapidly identify an optimal system configuration. The main contributions are that: first, the proposed modular robotic system is free of traffic congestion and blocking; second, the comprehensive framework highlights some significant guidelines for warehouse developers during the “conceptualization” phase of system development. Simulation experiments indicate that the open queueing network model can provide accurate system performance estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed design framework is validated through practical application in real cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe22d22e14e1432aac2584c1a537f4142022-12-21T21:28:27ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018132591326910.1109/ACCESS.2020.29664038957467A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment SystemsWei Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2418-6490Yaohua Wu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5561-8049Jun Zheng2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5083-7920Cheng Chi3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6987-0723School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, ChinaSchool of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, ChinaThis paper focuses on the design of modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems. A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is an automated storage and retrieval system, in which mobile robots are deployed to deliver storage shelves for picking operation. This paper proposes a modular robotic system with aisle-captive robots for small and medium-sized logistics warehouses. Then analytical models, including a bottleneck-based model and an open queueing network model, are developed to estimate system throughput and average order flow time. Last, a two-stage design framework is proposed to rapidly identify an optimal system configuration. The main contributions are that: first, the proposed modular robotic system is free of traffic congestion and blocking; second, the comprehensive framework highlights some significant guidelines for warehouse developers during the “conceptualization” phase of system development. Simulation experiments indicate that the open queueing network model can provide accurate system performance estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed design framework is validated through practical application in real cases.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8957467/Robotic mobile fulfillment systemmaterial handlingopen queueing networklogistics warehouses |
| spellingShingle | Wei Wang Yaohua Wu Jun Zheng Cheng Chi A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems IEEE Access Robotic mobile fulfillment system material handling open queueing network logistics warehouses |
| title | A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Framework for the Design of Modular Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems |
| title_sort | comprehensive framework for the design of modular robotic mobile fulfillment systems |
| topic | Robotic mobile fulfillment system material handling open queueing network logistics warehouses |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8957467/ |
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