4 papers
Order picking efficiency: A scattered storage and clustered allocation strategy in automated drug dispensing systems
Mengge Yuan, Ning Zhao, Kan Wu +1
In the smart hospital, optimizing prescription order fulfilment processes in outpatient pharmacies is crucial. A promising device, automated drug dispensing systems (ADDSs), has em…
Human-machine cooperation: optimization of drug retrieval sequencing in automated drug dispensing systems
Mengge Yuan, Kan Wu, Ning Zhao
Automated drug dispensing systems (ADDSs) are increasingly in demand in today's pharmacies, primarily driven by the growing ageing population. Recognizing the practical challenges…
A Quick Response Algorithm for Dynamic Autonomous Mobile Robot Routing Problem with Time Windows
Lulu Cheng, Ning Zhao, Mengge Yuan +1
This paper investigates the optimization problem of scheduling autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in hospital settings, considering dynamic requests with different priorities. The pri…
Stochastic scheduling of autonomous mobile robots at hospitals
Lulu Cheng, Ning Zhao, Mengge Yuan +1
This paper studies the scheduling of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at hospitals where the stochastic travel times and service times of AMRs are affected by the surrounding enviro…