DocumentCode
1129050
Title
Using simulated annealing to design a material-handling system
Author
Caricato, Pierpaolo ; Grieco, Antonio
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Innovazione, Lecce Univ., Italy
Volume
20
Issue
4
fYear
2005
Firstpage
26
Lastpage
30
Abstract
Among all material-handling systems used in modern factories, those based on automated guided vehicles have, for many reasons, met with great success. AGV systems are much more flexible than traditional systems such as fixed-path conveyors, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of guidepaths in accordance with factory´s changing transportation needs.
Keywords
automatic guided vehicles; materials handling; simulated annealing; transportation; automated guided vehicles; material-handling system; simulated annealing; transportation; Algorithm design and analysis; Artificial intelligence; Computational modeling; Computer performance; Intelligent vehicles; Network topology; Production facilities; Simulated annealing; Transportation; Vehicle dynamics; automated guided vehicles; decision support; logistics; material handling; path planning; simulated annealing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1541-1672
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIS.2005.76
Filename
1492313
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