From Simulation to Real-World Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems

In a new type of automated parts-to-picker warehouse system – a Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System (RMFS) – robots are sent to transport pods (movable shelves) to human operators at stations to pick/put items from/to pods. There are many operational decision problems in such a system, and some of the...

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Main Authors: Lin Xie, Nils Thieme, Hanyi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BVL 2019-09-01
Series:Logistics Research
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Online Access:https://www.bvl.de/lore/all-volumes--issues/volume-12/issue-1/from-simulation-to-real-world-robotic-mobile-fulfillment-systems