Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System
Previous works on the dynamics of bucket brigades have mainly focused on linear production systems or tree-shaped assembly systems with insignificant walk-back time, but this assumption is invalid for most city picking systems. We propose a two-truck bucket brigade tree-shaped picking system when tr...
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| description | Previous works on the dynamics of bucket brigades have mainly focused on linear production systems or tree-shaped assembly systems with insignificant walk-back time, but this assumption is invalid for most city picking systems. We propose a two-truck bucket brigade tree-shaped picking system when truck walk-back time is significant and analyze the dynamics of the system in each region of the parameter space, showing that relatively complex picking systems can enjoy the benefit of self-balance with minimal managerial intervention and provide insights and operating principles for the implementation and management of the bucket brigade picking system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d53cfe07d0284c32ae242857ab8701282025-02-03T01:10:50ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/242958242958Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking SystemXiangbin Xu0Caige Xu1Feng Shi2School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410075, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410075, ChinaPrevious works on the dynamics of bucket brigades have mainly focused on linear production systems or tree-shaped assembly systems with insignificant walk-back time, but this assumption is invalid for most city picking systems. We propose a two-truck bucket brigade tree-shaped picking system when truck walk-back time is significant and analyze the dynamics of the system in each region of the parameter space, showing that relatively complex picking systems can enjoy the benefit of self-balance with minimal managerial intervention and provide insights and operating principles for the implementation and management of the bucket brigade picking system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/242958 |
| spellingShingle | Xiangbin Xu Caige Xu Feng Shi Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System |
| title_full | Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System |
| title_fullStr | Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System |
| title_short | Convergence in Bucket Brigades in a Tree-Shaped Picking System |
| title_sort | convergence in bucket brigades in a tree shaped picking system |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/242958 |
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