A Building-Block-Based Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Robots Allocation Problem in a Robotic Mobile Fulfilment System

Robotic mobile fulfilment system (RMFS) is an efficient and flexible order picking system where robots ship the movable shelves with items to the picking stations. This innovative parts-to-picker system, known as Kiva system, is especially suited for e-commerce fulfilment centres and has been widely...

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Main Authors: Jingtian Zhang, Fuxing Yang, Xun Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6153848