Design and operational control of an AGV system

Ronald Mantel, H.R.A. Landeweerd

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Abstract

In this paper we first deal with the design and operational control of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems, starting from the literature on these topics. Three main issues emerge: track layout, the number of AGVs required and operational transportation control. An hierarchical queueing network approach to determine the number of AGVs is decribed. Also basic concepts are presented for the transportation control of both a job-shop and a flow-shop. Next we report on the results of a case study, in which track layout and transportation control are the main issues. Finally we suggest some topics for further research.
Original languageUndefined
Pages (from-to)257-266
JournalInternational journal of production economics
Volume41
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Keywords

  • IR-57302

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