Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers (대한산업공학회지)

Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers (대한산업공학회)
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A Study on the Decision Policy for the Waiting Position of an Idle Automated Guided Vehicle

자동 유도 운반차량의 대기위치 결정정책에 관한 연구

  • 송성헌 (홍익대학교 공과대학 산업공학과) ;
  • 최형주 (홍익대학교 공과대학 산업공학과) ;
  • 조면식 (경기대학교 공과대학 산업공학과)
  • Received : 19951000
  • Published : 1996.09.30
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Abstract

A new policy to determine the waiting position of an idle Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV) is proposed and its performance is compared with the existing waiting position policies. Unlike the existing policies, the queue length in the input buffer is considered in the new policy. As a result, the waiting position based on the new policy depends on the status of the system. The simulation result indicates that the proposed policy reduces the waiting time in both the input and the output buffers significantly, regardless of the number of AGVs in the system. Therefore, the manufacturing lead time can be minimized.

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