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An analytical performance investigation of RCS/RS under a class-based access structure over the stack height

Philipp Trost & Michael Eder

Production & Manufacturing Research2025https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2025.2530519article
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The requirements for modern storage systems are steadily increasing due to limited space, cost, time, and personnel. Robotic compact storage and retrieval systems (RCS/RS), where containers are stacked and arranged in a block layout with robots operating from above, offer a promising solution. Some systems benefit from a self-sorting effect, where robots relocate previously moved containers after accessing non-directly accessible ones, resulting in demand-based sorted stacks. Despite various analytical models for automated storage systems, RCS/RS remain under-researched. Apart from two distinct papers on performance evaluation, there are no general, fast, and easy-to-use tools to assess system throughput under demand-based access patterns. Additionally, the performance benefits of self-sorting have not yet been studied. This paper presents an analytical approach to predict RCS/RS performance using a class-based access structure. A discrete event simulation validates the model, and an optimization example demonstrates the model’s broad applicability and ease of use.

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@article{philipp2025,
  title        = {{An analytical performance investigation of RCS/RS under a class-based access structure over the stack height}},
  author       = {Philipp Trost & Michael Eder},
  journal      = {Production & Manufacturing Research},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2025.2530519},
}

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F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
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