2012
EMSS 2012 Proceeding
Reconfigurable and layout-aware storage system for network-based simulation models in the simulator D3FACT
Authors: Hendrik Renken, Felix Eichert, Markus Monhof
Abstract
Current simulation software typically provides limited types of storage components. But for accurate simulation results, warehouse operations have to be modeled close to reality. The static design of storage components found in current simulation software complicates the process of modeling. Especially the paths for workers or forklifts through a warehouse have to be defined manually. Furthermore, when the user makes changes to the warehouse layout he also has to adjust the paths. This process is cumbersome, time consuming and error prone. In this article we describe a warehouse system that can be customized to fit a diverse variety of storage types. Our implementation drives an automated mechanism, re-calculating paths when changes to the layout are made. Besides that, different storage types can be combined into one warehouse and the whole system may be reconfigured at runtime. At last we show the integration of the presented concepts into our research platform d3fact.
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