A Study on the Optimal Flow Path Design of Unidirectional AGV Systems

단방향 이동 AGVS의 최적 경로선정에 관한 연구

This paper describes the flow path design of unidirectional automated guided vehicle systems. The objective is to find the flow path which will minimize total travel time of unloaded as well as loaded vehicles. The allocation of unloaded vehicles is determined by applying the transportation simplex method. The problem is solved using a branch-and-bound technique. A simple illustrative example is discussed to demonstrate the procedure.