文档介绍：Part 4
Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Decision Analysis
USING A HYBRID MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION AID METHOD FOR AGV
SELECTION IN AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
Hamed Fazlollahtabar
Young Researchers Club
Islamic Azad University
Babol Branch, Iran
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by an AGV. There are different systems for AGV
ABSTRACT guide path, which include conventional, bi-
An ever-increasing trend in today’s manufacturing directional shortest path, and single-loop systems.
systems is to apply automated guided vehicles (AGV) Sinrich (1995) published a review paper of the
for material handling and semi-produced parts different flow path structures. In the single-loop path
movements. In this way selecting the best AGV is system, we try to design a closed no-cross loop in a
significant. Given the multi-attribute nature of plant so that any department has access to at least one
decision making, this paper argues that six factors, of the edges of the loop.
including economics, working capacity, routing The AVG-routing problem within the single-loop
ability, defect risk, performance and quality, should system was first introduced by Sinrich (1990).He
be considered for AGV‘s selection decisions, and presented a general model which is used to determine
proposes the use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) the optimal single loop