TY - GEN
T1 - Considering technical details in the planning of tugger train systems
AU - Keuntje, Christopher
AU - Hormes, Fabian
AU - Fottner, Johannes
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.
PY - 2018/3/15
Y1 - 2018/3/15
N2 - Existing methods for the planning of tugger train systems address certain aspects of the planning process, but do not focus on technical details of the tugger train. As an introduction, this paper gives an overview of tugger types used in the German automotive industry and of materials and configurations of castors used for the manual handling of heavy load carriers. The main focus of this paper is the presentation of a methodology that connects subcomponents needed for comprehensive support of decision-making regarding the technical details of tugger trains throughout the whole planning process. The methodology allows, for example, consideration of technical details in the calculation of cycle times or the ergonomic evaluation of planning alternatives. For efficient utilization of the methodology it is implemented in a software-based planning tool. In a concluding case study it is exemplarily shown how the methodology can support informed decision-making regarding technical details of tugger trains by providing a holistic view on key indicators.
AB - Existing methods for the planning of tugger train systems address certain aspects of the planning process, but do not focus on technical details of the tugger train. As an introduction, this paper gives an overview of tugger types used in the German automotive industry and of materials and configurations of castors used for the manual handling of heavy load carriers. The main focus of this paper is the presentation of a methodology that connects subcomponents needed for comprehensive support of decision-making regarding the technical details of tugger trains throughout the whole planning process. The methodology allows, for example, consideration of technical details in the calculation of cycle times or the ergonomic evaluation of planning alternatives. For efficient utilization of the methodology it is implemented in a software-based planning tool. In a concluding case study it is exemplarily shown how the methodology can support informed decision-making regarding technical details of tugger trains by providing a holistic view on key indicators.
KW - Decision-making
KW - In-plant milk-run
KW - Planning
KW - Tugger train
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049394661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3195612.3195624
DO - 10.1145/3195612.3195624
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85049394661
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 97
EP - 105
BT - 2018 2nd International Conference on High Performance Compilation, Computing and Communications, HP3C 2018
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 2018 2nd International Conference on High Performance Compilation, Computing and Communications, HP3C 2018
Y2 - 15 March 2018 through 17 March 2018
ER -