Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems

This paper addresses the sequence sorting problem of large-scale storage/retrieval (S/R) requests in multiple Input/Output (multi-I/O) depots automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS), in which the cargoes can enter/leave the system through multi-I/O depots, the stacker can load only one cargo, an...

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Main Authors: Yu Bo Song, Hai Bo Mu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6646180
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description This paper addresses the sequence sorting problem of large-scale storage/retrieval (S/R) requests in multiple Input/Output (multi-I/O) depots automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS), in which the cargoes can enter/leave the system through multi-I/O depots, the stacker can load only one cargo, and the load travel time of stacker is fixed. The problem is to find an optimal sequence for a certain S/R requests sequence, and it is a special kind of traveling salesman problem. In this paper, a heuristic algorithm based on assignment is proposed. In order to eliminate the subloops emerged in the sorting process, the equivalent merging and minimum cost merging methods of subloops are considered, and the proposed algorithm is modified. Experimental results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
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spelling doaj-art-d50d8894afdc42829ed630cbb81d84be2025-08-20T03:19:42ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66461806646180Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval SystemsYu Bo Song0Hai Bo Mu1Institute of Mechatronic Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaThis paper addresses the sequence sorting problem of large-scale storage/retrieval (S/R) requests in multiple Input/Output (multi-I/O) depots automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS), in which the cargoes can enter/leave the system through multi-I/O depots, the stacker can load only one cargo, and the load travel time of stacker is fixed. The problem is to find an optimal sequence for a certain S/R requests sequence, and it is a special kind of traveling salesman problem. In this paper, a heuristic algorithm based on assignment is proposed. In order to eliminate the subloops emerged in the sorting process, the equivalent merging and minimum cost merging methods of subloops are considered, and the proposed algorithm is modified. Experimental results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6646180
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Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
title Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
title_full Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
title_fullStr Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
title_full_unstemmed Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
title_short Large-Scale Storage/Retrieval Requests Sorting Algorithm for Multi-I/O Depots Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
title_sort large scale storage retrieval requests sorting algorithm for multi i o depots automated storage retrieval systems
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6646180
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