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Network configuration and machine layout in fixed-path material handling systems

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  • Khaled Al-Sultan
  • Yavuz Bozer

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In this paper, we address a difficult combinatorial problem that arises in designing fixed-path material handling systems, where handling occurs over a pre-defined and fixed route which connects various "sites" that are represented by a unique set of pickup and deposit points. Examples of such systems include power-and-free conveyors, monorails, in-floor towline conveyors, and automated guided vehicle systems. The objective of this study is to determine an efficient system design by simultaneously considering the configuration of the fixed path and the layout, i.e., the processor (or machine) assigned to each site. Past studies in this area have focused either on optimizing the path configuration for a given layout or on optimizing the layout for a simple path configuration. In this study, we show how simulated annealing can be applied to obtain good solutions to the problem when both the path configuration and the processor locations are determined concurrently. Since the above two problems are closely related, significant savings can be achieved by considering them simultaneously. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

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  • Khaled Al-Sultan & Yavuz Bozer, 1998. "Network configuration and machine layout in fixed-path material handling systems," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 76(0), pages 21-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:76:y:1998:i:0:p:21-54:10.1023/a:1018944520967
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1018944520967
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    1. Le-Anh, Tuan & De Koster, M.B.M., 2006. "A review of design and control of automated guided vehicle systems," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 171(1), pages 1-23, May.
    2. Le-Anh, T. & de Koster, M.B.M., 2004. "A Review Of Design And Control Of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS;2004-030-LIS, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
    3. Asef-Vaziri, Ardavan & Kazemi, Morteza, 2018. "Covering and connectivity constraints in loop-based formulation of material flow network design in facility layout," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 264(3), pages 1033-1044.
    4. Boysen, Nils & Briskorn, Dirk & Fedtke, Stefan & Schmickerath, Marcel, 2019. "Automated sortation conveyors: A survey from an operational research perspective," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 276(3), pages 796-815.

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