Method and apparatus for assigning material transport...

Details Method and apparatus for assigning material transport... Method and apparatus for assigning material transport...

2007-09-24

2011-11-08

Boyce, Akiba Robinson (Department: 3628)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Transportation facility access

C705S007110, C705S007120

Reexamination Certificate

active

08055533

ABSTRACT:
A method for determining parking assignments for material handling vehicles in a manufacturing system is provided. The manufacturing system is operable to perform fabrication processes on a plurality of loads. The method includes identifying at least one idle material handling vehicle. A first cost factor associated with expected transit times for the at least one idle material handling vehicle to available parking locations in the manufacturing system is determined. A second cost factor based on a number of loads available to be serviced by the at least one idle material handling vehicle in the parking locations and relative priorities assigned to the loads is determined. A parking location for the at least one idle material handling vehicles is determined based on the first and second cost factors. A parking request is issued to the at least one idle material handling vehicle based on the determined parking locations.

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