Automated Guided Vehicles for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: A
Review 05-11-03-0024
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SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V127-5EJ
Automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS) are the prominent one in modern material
handling systems used in small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) due to their
exciting features and benefits. This article pinpoints the need of AGVS in SMEs
by describing the material handling selection in SMEs and enlightening recent
technological developments and approaches of the AGVS. Additionally, it
summarizes the analytical and simulation-based tools utilized in design problems
of AGVS along with the influence of material handling management and key hurdles
of AGVS. The current study provides a limelight towards making smart automated
guided vehicles (AGVs) with the simplified and proper routing system and
favorable materials and more importantly reducing the cost and increasing the
flexibility.
Citation: Kumbhar, S., Thombare, R., and Salunkhe, A., "Automated Guided Vehicles for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: A Review," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manf. 11(3):253-258, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/05-11-03-0024. Download Citation
Author(s):
Surajkumar Goraksha Kumbhar, Rachana B. Thombare, Amitkumar B. Salunkhe
Affiliated:
Rajarambapu Institute of Technology
Pages: 6
ISSN:
1946-3979
e-ISSN:
1946-3987
Related Topics:
Automated Vehicles
Materials handling
Technical review
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