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A method of system selection for shuttle-based storage and retrieval system considering cost and performance

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The shuttle-based storage/retrieval system (SBS/RS) is a new type of automatic warehouse system. More and more enterprises choose it because of its dense storage structure, small footprint, high efficiency, and many other advantages. Each enterprise has different requirements for system efficiency, the number of storage units, and the size of the warehouse. It makes sense to study the design of the minimum cost Shuttle-Based Storage/Retrieval System under the limitation of warehouse space size to meet enterprise requirements on the number of cargos and enterprise needs on system efficiency. An optimization model to minimize the system cost is established, and a heuristic algorithm is designed in this paper. Through the experiment, we identified that different system selection schemes and the configuration of facilities in the system under different throughput capacity requirements. The relationship between the system's total cost, unit cost, and design scheme of the system is found. This study can guide designers and planners to design a more reasonable system. Under the different needs of enterprises, build a Shuttle-Based Storage/Retrieval System with the lowest cost.

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This work was supported by “Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. ZR2022QF139)” and “Shandong Provincial key research and development program(soft science), China (Grant No. 2023RKY06014)”.

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Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. ZR2022QF139), Shandong Provincial key research and development program (soft science), China (Grant No. 2023RKY06014).

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Yang, D., Ren, R. A method of system selection for shuttle-based storage and retrieval system considering cost and performance. Cluster Comput 27, 3703–3716 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-023-04175-8

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