Question 11.1 Appraise how different types of material handling equipment impact system performance…

Question 11.1 Appraise how different types of material handling equipment impact system performance and design.
1.2 In the context of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS), explain the purpose of traffic control. Describe two methods of traffic control used in commercial AGV systems.
1.3 A company is planning an Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGVS) with a required delivery rate of 50 deliveries per hour. Based on initial estimates, the average loaded travel distance per delivery is 300 m , and the average empty travel distance is 200 m . The AGVs travel at a speed of 60mmin. Load time per delivery is 0.9 minutes and unload time is 0.7 minutes. Assume the AGVS has a traffic factor (Ft) of 0.90 and vehicle availability (A) of 0.94. Worker efficiency (Ew) is 1.0 for AGVs.
1.3.1 Calculate the ideal delivery cycle time (Tc) per vehicle in minutes.
1.3.2 Calculate the available time (AT) per hour per vehicle, accounting for the traffic factor and availability.
1.3.3 Determine the minimum number of AGVs(nc) required to satisfy the total delivery requirement. Round up to the nearest whole number as the number of vehicles must be an integer. Show your work and cite the relevant equations.[20]