A Study on Improved S-shaped Path Optimization Method in CB-Sorting Area of Distribution Centers

Author

Xing, Meifang ; Wang, Zhuan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Sci. & Technol. Beijing, Beijing, China

Volume

2

fYear

2010

fDate

7-8 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

436

Lastpage

441

Abstract

The picking operation of CB-sorting area is an important part of distribution centers´ sorting operation. In CB-sorting area, the reasonableness of picking path will affect the picking efficiency. This paper proposes the improved S-shaped path optimization method and describes its theory and optimization models in detail. The picking operation efficiency indicators and their calculation method are also given. Through the simulation of both simple S-shaped path and improved S-shaped path optimization method models, this paper finally carries out statistics, analysis and comparison of main operating indicators. The results verify the effectiveness and improvement of improved S-shaped path optimization method.

Keywords

materials handling; optimisation; statistical analysis; CB-sorting area; distribution centers; picking operation efficiency; picking path; s-shaped path optimization method; statistics; Algorithm design and analysis; Computational modeling; Legged locomotion; Optimization methods; Sorting; Space exploration; CB-sorting area; improved S-shaped path optimization method; picking time;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Science and Management Engineering (ISME), 2010 International Conference of

Conference_Location

Xi´an

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7669-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7670-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISME.2010.218

Filename

5573792