Dynamic Picking and Storage Optimization of Robotic Picking Systems

Dynamic Picking and Storage Optimization of Robotic Picking Systems | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Dynamic Picking and Storage Optimization of Robotic Picking Systems Cheng Chi, Shasha Wu, Delong Xia, Yaohua Wu This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-687207/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 4 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract With the development of e-commerce and the improvement of logistics requirements, more and more ‘parts-to-picker’ picking systems begin to replace the inefficient ‘picker-to-parts’ picking systems in various scenarios. As the mainstream ‘parts-to-picker’ system, the robotic mobile fulfillment system has been attracting much attention in recent years. In addition to the customer's changing requirements, the rapid response of the picking system to the order is particularly important. In the above context, to seek a breakthrough in the picking system's picking efficiency without increasing the cost of additional equipment, the storage allocation of the pods becomes very important. This article focuses on the dynamic storage allocation of robotic mobile fulfillment system, which has positive theoretical and practical significance. By analyzing the pod storage process of the robotic mobile fulfillment system, a dynamic pod storage allocation model suitable for the robotic mobile fulfillment system is established with the goal of minimizing the pod handling distance. Two dynamic pod storage allocation strategies are proposed for the system. By simulating the picking systems of different scales, the effectiveness of the dynamic storage allocation strategy is verified, which has a certain reference to the operation of the robotic mobile fulfillment system in practice. Systems and Networking Robotics Robotic picking Parts-to-picker Storage allocation Simulation analysis Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers invited by journal 05 Jul, 2021 Reviews received at journal 05 Jul, 2021 Editor assigned by journal 04 Jul, 2021 First submitted to journal 04 Jul, 2021 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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