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A Comprehensive Review of Order-Picking Routing Models for Pick-Support Automated Guided Vehicles
Author(s)
Mahaling Davangave, Murali Matcha
Abstract
In order to reduce energy footprint and logistics expenses in the highly competitive supply chain of today, warehouses are using Pick-Support Automated Guided Vehicles (PS-AGVs). The efficiency of the system as a whole is greatly influenced by routing choices that are closely related to order assignment, grouping, sequencing, and early management because PS-AGVs use the majority of their power during the travel and acceleration phases. In order to reduce travel distance and watt-hour consumption, integrated planning frameworks utilize traffic-aware routing algorithms. This study reviews current developments in energy-aware order-picking. According to a comparative synthesis, models that incorporate two or more of these planning layers achieve average throughput benefits of, reduce trip distance, and improve on-time delivery reliability over single-issue approaches. The analysis provides actionable advice, demonstrating how warehouse managers choose and combine planning aspects to match order changes and service-level targets. As a result, this work offers a comprehensive research basis as well as a useful guide for constructing effective, customer-focused energy-efficient PS-AGV order-picking systems.