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Design of an automated storage retrieval warehouse for air cargo | |
Author | Boey, Peter |
Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-90-4 |
Subject(s) | Warehouses--Automation |
Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
Abstract | The purpose of this study was to design an automated storage retrieval warehouse for Thai Airways Cargo Tenninal, Don Muang Airport. In this study, an AS/RS optimal design model for air cargo operation was developed. The objective of the model was to minimize total cost that met overall operation~! constraints of an air cargo operations. This problem was solved by an algorithm based on enumeration. The design obtained was further tested by discrete event simulation model to study the d~tail perfonnance and to test on an alternative oper~ting policy. ·A design configuration with 7 rows, 34 columns and 4 stacker cranes (aisle) was found to be the optimum for the case under study. Further detail simulation study on the design also confirmed that the result was acceptable. To study on further possible improvement, Closest Open Location Policy (COL) was tested by simulation. A reduction of 7% in travel time was achievable compared to the randomized policy. The sensitivity on the throughput rate was also studied, which justified that the above design was flexible for future growth. Other possible configurations were also tested for evaluation against the optimal design. Finally, it was concluded that the optimal solution obtained was most suitable for implementation. |
Year | 1990 |
Type | Thesis |
School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
Chairperson(s) | Oudheusden, Dirk L. van; |
Examination Committee(s) | Vrat, Prem ;Fujiwara, Okitsugu |
Scholarship Donor(s) | The Royal Netherlands Government ; |
Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |