Automated warehouses are widely used in manufacturing, warehousing, and distributions applications. Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs) as basic components of automated warehouses are used in manufacturing, warehousing, and distributions applications. In this talk, I address a unit load AS/RS, where one storage and retrieval machine is dedicated to all aisles, and propose a computational intelligence solution approach to minimize the total time travelled by the machine to complete the retrieval process of items.

Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is a Professor of Operations Management at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He was a Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada in 2021-2022. He received his Ph.D. in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. His latest book entitled “Supply Chain Risk Mitigation: Strategies, Methods, and Applications” was published in October 2022 by Springer. Also, his previous books on Production Control Systems, Production Management, and Supply Chain Risk Management were published (by Springer Nature and CRC Press) in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively. He has several years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, and business analytics.