Energy-saving methodology for material handling applications

Makris, PA; Makri, AP; Provatidis, CG

dc.contributor.author	Makris, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Makri, AP	en
dc.contributor.author	Provatidis, CG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:18Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0306-2619	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17209
dc.subject	energy saving	en
dc.subject	order picking	en
dc.subject	warehouse	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	DESIGN	en
dc.title	Energy-saving methodology for material handling applications	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.11.005	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.11.005	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents an energy saving approach to the problem of order picking in warehousing environment, which is directly related to the well-known Traveling Salesman Problem(TSP). While the available heuristic algorithms for the order-picking problem search for the route that minimizes the travel time, here the problem is addressed from the energy saving point of view. In a few words, the least energy-consuming route is identified in order to quantify the trade off in time and energy between the fastest route and the most energy economic one. Keeping in mind that often energy is as important as time, especially during a low-demand period, the current paper sheds some light into a two dimensional way of addressing the warehouse material handling problem, which saves time as well as energy. A very interesting finding is that a relatively small loss of service time in many cases may lead to a significant decrease of consumed energy without any additional cost. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	APPLIED ENERGY	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.11.005	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000239677800006	en
dc.identifier.volume	83	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	1116	en
dc.identifier.epage	1124	en