Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management

Computer simulations of processes are increasingly used in business practice to improve the results of an enterprise and maximise its value. Designing process models and simulating their behaviour provide the opportunity to analyse economic and operational results before appropriate organisational,...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Dobrzańska, Paweł Dobrzański
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/8/1894
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description Computer simulations of processes are increasingly used in business practice to improve the results of an enterprise and maximise its value. Designing process models and simulating their behaviour provide the opportunity to analyse economic and operational results before appropriate organisational, location, and investment decisions are made. This article presents the possibilities of using simulation modelling in intralogistics systems. In the presented article, a decision-making support tool based on the DES simulator developed by the authors was proposed. This tool supports the decision-making process based on the analysis of parameters that affect the energy efficiency of the analysed process and its sustainability. The possibilities of the proposed tool were presented by giving an example of the analysis of the implementation of the automation of intralogistics processes. As part of the implementation, the use of Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) vehicles was proposed. By conducting experiments of the intralogistics system model and analysing the obtained results also in terms of energy consumption by AMR vehicles, the proposed project can be verified and improvements can be proposed. The results obtained in this research confirmed the possibility of using the proposed tool for supporting the decision-making process for assessing the energy efficiency of the designed intralogistics system. The proposed method is a cost-free element of analysis that helps the management staff of a given enterprise make appropriate decisions.
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spelling doaj-art-897c96e1fc734083957120ea35c7b2a12025-08-20T03:13:54ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-04-01188189410.3390/en18081894Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet ManagementMagdalena Dobrzańska0Paweł Dobrzański1Department of Technical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 10, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Computer Engineering in Management, Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 10, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandComputer simulations of processes are increasingly used in business practice to improve the results of an enterprise and maximise its value. Designing process models and simulating their behaviour provide the opportunity to analyse economic and operational results before appropriate organisational, location, and investment decisions are made. This article presents the possibilities of using simulation modelling in intralogistics systems. In the presented article, a decision-making support tool based on the DES simulator developed by the authors was proposed. This tool supports the decision-making process based on the analysis of parameters that affect the energy efficiency of the analysed process and its sustainability. The possibilities of the proposed tool were presented by giving an example of the analysis of the implementation of the automation of intralogistics processes. As part of the implementation, the use of Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) vehicles was proposed. By conducting experiments of the intralogistics system model and analysing the obtained results also in terms of energy consumption by AMR vehicles, the proposed project can be verified and improvements can be proposed. The results obtained in this research confirmed the possibility of using the proposed tool for supporting the decision-making process for assessing the energy efficiency of the designed intralogistics system. The proposed method is a cost-free element of analysis that helps the management staff of a given enterprise make appropriate decisions.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/8/1894process modellingcomputer simulationdiscrete event simulationintralogisticsautonomous mobile robotenergy consumption
spellingShingle Magdalena Dobrzańska
Paweł Dobrzański
Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
Energies
process modelling
computer simulation
discrete event simulation
intralogistics
autonomous mobile robot
energy consumption
title Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
title_full Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
title_fullStr Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
title_full_unstemmed Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
title_short Simulation Model as an Element of Sustainable Autonomous Mobile Robot Fleet Management
title_sort simulation model as an element of sustainable autonomous mobile robot fleet management
topic process modelling
computer simulation
discrete event simulation
intralogistics
autonomous mobile robot
energy consumption
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/8/1894
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