Performance evaluation of shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems using discrete-time queueing network models

• Main Author: Epp,Martin (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2018
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Fördertechnik und Logistiksysteme des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Leistungsbewertung; queueing theory; Shuttle-System; performance evaluation; shuttle-based storage and retrieval system; Bedientheorie; automatisierte Lagertechnik; automated storage and retrieval system
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems (SBS/RSs) are an important part of today's warehouses. In this work, a new approach is developed that can be applied to model different configurations of SBS/RSs. The approach is based on the modeling of SBS/RSs as discrete-time open queueing networks...