For about 50 years, automatic storage systems with rail-guided stacker cranes have been an important part of logistics systems. Despite the constant evolution, the I/O point as an interface between the storage aisle and pre-storage area is normally still located in a corner position of the shelves. This arrangement represents an unfavorable solution in terms of the mean distance to the racks’ storage locations. A reduction of the mean distances and consequently the mean travel and cycle times is possible through the arrangement of multiple I/O points in an aisle, which is being investigated by this thesis.
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For about 50 years, automatic storage systems with rail-guided stacker cranes have been an important part of logistics systems. Despite the constant evolution, the I/O point as an interface between the storage aisle and pre-storage area is normally still located in a corner position of the shelves. This arrangement represents an unfavorable solution in terms of the mean distance to the racks’ storage locations. A reduction of the mean distances and consequently the mean travel and cycle times is...
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