Simulation based Performance Analysis of an End-of-Aisle Automated Storage and Retrieval System

Behnam Bahrami, El-Houssaine Aghezzaf, Veronique Limère

2014

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses simulation of an End-of-Aisle automated storage and retrieval system, using FLEXSIM 6. The objective of the simulation model is to analyze and compare results of different control policies and physical designs. The performance measures considered for the evaluation of each control policy and layout combination are the total travel time of the crane and the number of storage and retrieval operations performed. The experiments set up and the corresponding results are discussed.

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Bahrami B., Aghezzaf E. and Limère V. (2014). Simulation based Performance Analysis of an End-of-Aisle Automated Storage and Retrieval System . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES, ISBN 978-989-758-017-8, pages 334-341. DOI: 10.5220/0004927603340341


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@conference{icores14,
author={Behnam Bahrami and El-Houssaine Aghezzaf and Veronique Limère},
title={Simulation based Performance Analysis of an End-of-Aisle Automated Storage and Retrieval System},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES,},
year={2014},
pages={334-341},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004927603340341},
isbn={978-989-758-017-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES,
TI - Simulation based Performance Analysis of an End-of-Aisle Automated Storage and Retrieval System
SN - 978-989-758-017-8
AU - Bahrami B.
AU - Aghezzaf E.
AU - Limère V.
PY - 2014
SP - 334
EP - 341
DO - 10.5220/0004927603340341