Group 7

Members:
Trần Song Hy IELSIU20318
Nguyễn Huỳnh Nhật Minh IELSIU20045
Phạm Thành Nhân IELSIU20372
Phạm Hồ Hoài Thương IELSIU19280
Lê Thuỳ Vy IELSIU19317

Assignment 2
To determine the value of Ld, a weighted average must be calculated based on the
number of trips and corresponding distances shown in the from-to chart.
9× 50+5 ×120+6 × 205+9 ×80+ 2× 85+3 ×170+8 × 85
Ld = =103.8 m
9+ 5+6+9+ 2+ 3+8

a. Based on the from-to table that shows delivery travel distance, we find the
empty routes and calculate empty travel distance associated with each given
delivery.
Deliveries Associated empty trips Number of trips Empty distance (m)
1→2 2→1 9 110
2→5 1 → 2 and 5 → 1 9 50+30
1→3 3→1 5 200
3→5 1 → 3 and 5 → 1 3 120+30
1→4 4→1 6 115
3→4 1 → 3 and 4 → 1 2 120+115
4→5 1 → 4 and 5 → 1 8 205+30

Then, we have the from-to table of the empty travel distances associated with
each delivery:
From/To 1 2 3 4 5
1 0 9/50 5/120 8/205 0
2 9/110 0 0 0 0
3 5/200 0 0 0 0
4 8/115 0 0 0 0
5 20/30 0 0 0 0

b. The value of Le is:

9 ×50+5 ×120+ 8× 205+9 ×110+5 × 200+8 ×115+20 ×30 775
Le = = =96.875m
9+5+ 8+9+5+ 8+20 8

c. Cycle time:
Ld L 103.8 96.875
T C =T L + +T U + e =0.5+ + 0.5+ =5.0135mins
vc vc 50 50

Available time:
AT =60 A F t EW =60× 1× 0.9 ×1=54 min/hour

Hourly delivery rate:

AT 54
Rdv = = =10.8 deliveries/hour
T C 5.0135

Flow rate of total deliveries:

R f =9+ 5+6+9+ 2+ 3+8=42 deliveries/hour

The number of automated guided vehicles needed to operate the system:

Rf 42
n c= = =3.8 ≈ 4 vehicles
Rdv 10.8

Therefore, 4 AGVs are required to operate the system.