Abstract
Automated guided vehicles are commonly employed in modern automated material handling systems or flexible manufacturing systems. In a tandem AGV system, all stations are properly divided into several nonoverlaping closed loops according to the flow among stations. The transit area located between two adjacent loops serves as an interface and allows loads to be transferred from one loop to another. Material flow that is not located within the same loop will start from the pick-up station and head for its destination via the transit station. The load routing problem of a tandem AGV system has been a major factor affecting the performance of the material handling system. Under the objective of transporting all loads to their destinations in minimum traveling time, the routes for all loads in a tandem AGV system are planned in this paper.
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