Storage Assignment with Rack-Moving Mobile Robots in KIVA Warehouses

Published 2018 in Transportation Science

ABSTRACT

This paper treats an automated warehousing system, known as the KIVA system, where mobile robots lift complete racks and autonomously move them to stationary pickers. This innovative parts-to-picke...

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Publication year
2018
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Transportation Science
Publication date
2018-11-01
Fields of study
Computer Science, Engineering
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DOI 10.1287/TRSC.2018.0826
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