AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM

摘要

An automated warehouse system, wherein the influence of the operating status of an automated warehouse and/or a station on the operating status of an automated guided vehicle is reduced. An automated warehouse system (100) comprises a plurality of automated warehouses (1), a plurality of work stations (3), a route (R), a plurality of automated guided vehicles (5), and a controller (50). The route (R) is provided so as to be accessible to the automated warehouses (1) and the work stations (3). The automated guided vehicles (5) travel along the route (R). The controller (50) determines an area including at least a portion of the route (R) as a travel area (A1, A2) in which the automated guided vehicles (5) travel, and controls the automated guided vehicles (5) to transport packages between the automated warehouses (1) and work stations (3) that belong to the travel area (A1, A2). The controller (50) determines the size of the travel area (A1, A2) in which the automated guided vehicles (5) travel on the basis of the operating status of the automated warehouses (1) and/or the work stations (3).