Ezinhlelweni zesimanje ze-supply chain, ukusebenza kahle kanye nokunemba kwendawo yokugcina impahla kunomthelela ngqo kukonke ukusebenza kwempahla. I-Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS), njengobuchwepheshe obuyinhloko bokuzenzakalela kwe-warehouse, ilungisa kabusha imodi yokusebenza yokugcinwa kwempahla nokuhlela ngezici zazo ezididiyelwe kakhulu nezihlakaniphe kakhulu, ihlinzeka ngamakhono okuphatha izinto ezinzile nasebenzayo ezimbonini ezihlukahlukene.
I-AS/RS isebenzisa okuzenzakalelayo-ama-racking amathathu-ntathu njengesakhiwo sayo esiyinhloko, esihlanganiswe nezisetshenziswa ezikhethekile ezifana nama-stacker cranes, ama-shuttle, namaplathifomu okuphakamisa, ukuze kuzuzwe ukugcinwa okuzenzakalelayo kanye nokubuyiswa kwezimpahla{1}}ezikhaleni{1}}ezinkulu. Ngokusekelwe emiyalweni evela kuHlelo Lokuphathwa Kwempahla (i-WMS) kanye Nohlelo Lokulawula Impahla (WCS), isistimu iqedela ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuhlelwa kwendlela, ukubekwa kwendawo, kanye nokwenziwa komsebenzi, ithole{3}}isitoreji esiminyanisa kakhulu kanye nokubuyisa ngaphandle kokungenelela okwenziwa mathupha endaweni yesitoreji. Lo msebenzi ovaliwe{5}owenza iluphu awugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwendawo kodwa futhi ugwema ukungahambi kahle nokubambezeleka okubangelwa izici zobuntu, okwandisa ukuminyana kwesitoreji izikhathi eziningana uma kuqhathaniswa nezindawo zokugcina impahla eziyisicaba.
Esigabeni sokubuyisa, i-AS/RS ibonisa isivinini esiphezulu nokunemba. Okhrayini abanqwabelanisayo namanye ama-actuator angaphendula emiyalweni yokushejula ngama-milliseconds, ahamba ngesivinini esikhulu kumathrekhi anqunywe kusengaphambili aye endaweni yesitoreji okuqondiwe ukuze aqedele imisebenzi yokubuyisa noma yokugcwalisa, bese ethutha izimpahla ziyise endaweni emisiwe yokuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi noma indawo yokuhlunga. Ngokuhlanganisa nobuchwepheshe obufana namabhakhodi, i-RFID, noma ukubona komshini, isistimu ingaqinisekisa izinga lokufanisa phakathi kolwazi lwezimpahla nama-oda ngesikhathi sangempela, iqinisekise amaphutha angekho enqubweni yokuthola futhi ibeke isisekelo esithembekile sokuhlunga nokulethwa okulandelayo.
Enye inzuzo ye-AS/RS ukuguquguquka kwayo nokusebenza nokuqina. Idizayini yayo ye-modular ivumela ukungezwa okuguquguqukayo noma ukuncishiswa kwamaphasishi nemishini ngokusekelwe esikalini sebhizinisi, ukusekela ukuphathwa kwesitoreji okuxubile kosayizi nesisindo sezimpahla ezihlukahlukene. Njengoba ibhekene neziqongo ze-oda noma ukulungiswa kwesakhiwo sesigaba somkhiqizo, isistimu ingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa ngokushesha nezimfuneko ezintsha ngokuhlela kabusha isofthiwe nokuthuthukisa ipharamitha, igcine ukusebenza okuqhubekayo nokuzinzile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokuthi inqubo yokusebenza iqhutshwa imishini nezinhlelo, abasebenzi badinga kuphela ukuqapha futhi baphathe okungahambi kahle ekupheleni kokulawula, benciphisa kakhulu izinga labasebenzi kanye nezingozi zokuphepha, futhi banciphise ukushintshashintsha kokusebenza okubangelwa ukukhathala komuntu.
Emikhakheni yezemithi, yama-electronics, ezokukhiqiza, kanye-nezohwebo nge-e, i-AS/RS isiphenduke indawo eyinhloko yokwakha amasistimu-okuphendula, aphansi{2}}amaphutha okugcina impahla. Ayithuthukisi nje kuphela isitoreji kanye nokusebenza kahle kokubuyisa kanye nokunemba kwempahla, kodwa futhi isekela ukuphathwa okubonwayo kanye nezinqumo ezihlakaniphile-ezithathwayo echungechungeni lokunikezela ngempendulo{5}}yesikhathi sangempela sedatha. Ngokudidiyelwa okujulile kobuchwepheshe be-IoT ne-AI, i-AS/RS yesikhathi esizayo izoqhubeka ithuthukisa amakhono ayo okuzimela nokukwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo, inikeze ukwesekwa okuqinile kokuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kwezinto zesimanje.
