An Optimal Design of Man-On-Board Storage and Retrieval Warehousing System

  • Song, Jin Young (Department of Industrial Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of science end Technology) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Hee (Economic Analysis Section, Electronics and telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Hwang, Hark (Department of Industrial Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of science end Technology)
  • Published : 1993.12.31

Abstract

This paper deals with the design problem of a man-on-board(MOB) storage and retrieval warehousing system which is suitable for storing items of small size and light weight. It is assumed that the operator carries out a sequence of retrieving(or storing) operations traveling on a specially designed truck. Considering the operating characteristics of the man-on-board system, an optimal design model is developed in which the investment and maintenance costs of the system are minimized over a time horizon satisfying a set of constructional restrictions. The model is formulated as a nonlinear integer program and a search algorithm is proposed to find an optimum solution.

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