Thomas Kriehn
Teaching Assistant
University of applied science Heilbronn
Franziska Hanna Schloz
PhD Student
University Stuttgart
Karl-Heinz Wehking
Full Professor
University Stuttgart
Markus Fittinghoff
Full Professor
University of applied science Heilbronn
Teaching Assistant
University of applied science Heilbronn
Franziska Hanna Schloz
PhD Student
University Stuttgart
Karl-Heinz Wehking
Full Professor
University Stuttgart
Markus Fittinghoff
Full Professor
University of applied science Heilbronn
Storage management policies for throughput optimization of shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems
Shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems (SBS/RS) are an important part of automated warehouses. SBS/RS are often used if troughput demand is high. SBS/RS can have significant advantages compared to crane-based automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) with regard to throughput, energy efficiency and flexibility, depending on the application. Therefore the market for SBS/RS has grown considerably. The research of SBS/RS has not been as thorough as in the case of AS/RS. In particular, the development and investigation of different storage policies and the resulting throughput increases and reductions in energy consumption during their application have considerable potential. This paper shows the potential for throughput increase in the application of the storage management policies "class-based storage", "sequencing of retrieval requests" and "warehouse reorganization".
