Title :
Simulation based validation of real time control rules in discrete materials handling systems
Author :
Malmborg, Charles J. ; Shen, Yu-Cheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Decision Sci. & Eng. Syst., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
A validation study of analytical models designed to provide system designers with instantaneous feedback on the capacity effects of alternative dispatching policies in discrete materials handling systems is described. The analytical models are summarized. The simulation based validation models are outlined, and results based on a sample problem from automated guided vehicle systems are presented. The clear implication of these results is that the performance of the models could be improved significantly by addressing fleet size
Keywords :
automatic guided vehicles; digital simulation; discrete systems; materials handling; automated guided vehicle systems; digital simulation; discrete materials handling systems; dispatching policies; fleet size; real time control rules; simulation based validation models; Analytical models; Automatic control; Design engineering; Dispatching; Feedback; Materials handling; Real time systems; Space exploration; Space vehicles; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1991. 'Decision Aiding for Complex Systems, Conference Proceedings., 1991 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0233-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1991.169701
