DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION MODEL FOR EXPECTED CYCLE TIME OF AS/RS WITH DOUBLE DEEP PALLET RACK

Abstract

Automated storage and retrieval systems are widely used in highly dense tall warehouses as an important part of material handling systems, as they can efficiently reach highly positioned loads and their footprint is narrow. Their performance within the system can be evaluated using discrete event simulation techniques. The model created and described in this paper is a model of an automated storage and retrieval system working on a single and double deep pallet rack storage system. The parameters obtained through the simulation were the average single command cycle time and throughput.