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dc.contributor.authorLiu, FHFen_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, JTen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-08T15:46:34Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-08T15:46:34Z-
dc.date.issued1999-06-01en_US
dc.identifier.issn1072-4761en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11536/31317-
dc.description.abstractThe rapid development of intelligent vehicles and free-ranging guide systems has increased the feasibility of practical applications for bidirectional AGV systems. This paper presents a heuristic approach for designing the flow-path layout of bidirectional automated guided vehicles. Assume that the block layout for the departments is predetermined, and that the pick-up/deposit (P/D) stations are located on the boundaries of the departments. Thus, the boundaries of the block layout can be transformed into a planar network where the nodes represent the P/D stations and the intersections of boundaries. The objective is to have a flow-path layout at minimal cost. The fixed cost of aisles and the travel cost of vehicles are considered simultaneously. There are three stages in the proposed heuristic approach: constructing an initial solution, improving the solution, and adjusting the solution. Several sample problems could be solved in less than one second using a pentium-166 PC, with less than 1% difference from the optimal solution on average. By adding some equipment for changing direction, this approach could also be applied to the material handling systems, which traverse on fixed-paths unidirectionally, such as conveyors, power-and-free, unidirectional automated guided vehicles and monorails. Significance: An effective and efficient heuristic approach is proposed for determining a bidirectional flow-path layout. The approach can be used effectively in many different divided-based configurations of AGV systems, such as tandem, segmented bidirectional single-loop (SBSL), segmented flow topology (SFT) and divided configuration.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectAGV systemen_US
dc.subjectflow-path layouten_US
dc.subjectfacilities planningen_US
dc.subjectmaterials handling systemen_US
dc.titleA heuristic approach to determine bidirectional flow-path for AGV systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-THEORY APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICEen_US
dc.citation.volume6en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
dc.citation.spage171en_US
dc.citation.epage181en_US
dc.contributor.department工業工程與管理學系zh_TW
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Managementen_US
dc.identifier.wosnumberWOS:000081324400009-
dc.citation.woscount4-
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