Automated Guide-Path Map Generation for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems: An Algorithmic Framework

The design of a guide-path map is a well-known problem in various industries, such as automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems, road networks, and train track design. Nowadays, designing a path map is a manual, time-consuming, and expensive process. The solutions often turn out to be far from optimal. Several approaches are known to generate path...

Moving the future of warehousing: Order processing in large-scale robotic mobile fulfillment systems

Globalization is heaving its impact on many field. For the field of warehousing this development, in combination with the actual shortage of labor, means that many warehouse owners are forced to reduce their warehouse costs in order to stay competitive with warehouses in low-wage countries. On the other side the warehouse owners are pulled by...

Exploring the viability of AGV implementation in warehouses of express delivery companies: A case study at TNT/FedEx

The demand for express delivery services is growing rapidly and the express delivery market is getting more competitive. To secure their competitiveness, these enterprises are pressured to invest in technologies that could sustain their future growth and keep their operating costs as low as possible. The Automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology...