DESIGN METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE, DESIGN SUPPORT DEVICE AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a design method for an automated storage and retrieval warehouse capable of increasing the speed of storage and retrieval operation without heightening the function of a stacker crane.;SOLUTION: In this design method for the automated storage and retrieval warehouse of storing and retrieving packages by the stacker crane, after plural position candidates of storage and retrieval ports for storing and retrieving he packages in and from the automated warehouse are selected 10, for every position candidate, both or one of calculation 11 on evaluation function of storage and retrieval operation time for the packages using the stacker crane and calculation 12 on evaluation function of cost required for constructing and operating the automated warehouse is operated, according to the values of both evaluation functions or the value of one evaluation function, the optimum storage and retrieval port position among the plural position candidates is determined 13, and information on the determination is output 14.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2001,JPO