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Energy Efficiency of AGV-Drone Joint In-Plant Supply of Production Lines

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  • Tamás Bányai

    (Institute of Logistics, University of Miskolc, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary)

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Energy efficiency plays an increasingly important role not only in supply chains, but also in in-plant supply systems. Manufacturing companies are increasingly using energy-efficient material handling equipment to solve their in-plant material handling tasks. A new example of this effort is the use of drones for in-plant transportation of small components. Within the frame of this article, a new AGV-drone joint in-plant supply model is described. The joint service of AGV-based milkrun trolleys and drones makes it possible to optimize the in-plant supply in production lines. This article discusses the mathematical description of AGV-drone joint in-plant supply solutions. The numerical analysis of the different AGV-drone joint in-plant supply solutions shows that this new approach can lead to an energy consumption reduction of about 30%, which also has a significant impact on GHG emission.

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  • Tamás Bányai, 2023. "Energy Efficiency of AGV-Drone Joint In-Plant Supply of Production Lines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-28, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:10:p:4109-:d:1147731
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