@inproceedings{d3c411abcbdb45d2b2f50e170ee9bff4,
title = "Positioning automated guided vehicles in a general guide-path layout",
abstract = "The locations of dwell points for idle vehicles in an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system determine the response time for pick-up requests and thus affect the performance of automated manufacturing systems. In this research, we address the problem of optimally locating dwell points for multiple AGVs in general guide-path layouts with the objective of minimizing the mean response time in the system. We propose a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) formulation for the problem. We also develop a generic genetic algorithm (GA) to solve the problem. The MILP models and the GA procedure are illustrated using a two-dimensional grid layout problem. Our computation study results show that the proposed GA procedure can yield near optimal solutions for these test problems in reasonable time.",
author = "Subramanian Pazhani and Ventura, \{Jos{\'e} A.\} and Abraham Mendoza",
year = "2014",
language = "English (US)",
series = "IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Industrial Engineers",
pages = "1723--1729",
booktitle = "IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2014",
address = "United States",
note = "IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2014 ; Conference date: 31-05-2014 Through 03-06-2014",
}