Automated Storage and Retrieval System: Benefits and Types

Name of the Student
Name of the Professor
City/State
Date/Month/Year

Introduction
Automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS or AR/RS)
They comprise numerous systems controlled using a computer to enable placing and
recovery of goods spontaneously from clear storing sites (Bektas, 2017, p. 40). The
following systems used in storing and retrieving goods are classically used in applications
where;
Exactness is important as a result of damages to the load which are expensive.
Storage density is necessary because of space constraints.
There are loads with great volume moving in and out from the storing point.
No value is added in this process such that there is no processing but only storage and
transportation.
The mentioned system can also be used with standard or non-standards masses implying
that every average masses is capable of fitting in an evenly-sized volume and the
handling request of an item is simplified by standard loads (Dinaburg, 2013, p. 45). In
manufacturing, distribution, wholesale and retail makes the AS/RS intended for automatic
keeping and recovery of parts in the departments mentioned above (Frazelle, 2013, p. 76).

Background
The origination of AS/RS system started in 1960 where it focused on heavy pallets
loads but as a result of technology evolution, the loads handled became smaller.
The operation of the system takes place under computerized control regulating the
inventory of item stored. Specification of the type of item, quantity to be retrieved
from and scheduling the retrieval leads to accomplishment of retrieval. The
scheduling of retrieval, as well as the place where the item can be retrieved, is
determined by the help of a computer. It also gives proper direction to the
automatic storing and recovery machine to the location where the item is kept
after which the machine is directed to deposit the item at a location where it is
picked up. Vehicles guided automatically or a system of conveyors is sometimes
part of the AS/RS system that assists in moving the masses in the storage area in
and out then moving them again to loading docks or manufacturing floor
(Dinaburg, 2013, p. 87). When storing an item, the placing of a tray or pallet is
done at the system input, inventory data is injected into PC terminal besides the
system participate in moving the pallet to the storing area, choosing an appropriate
site for the item and stores the load (Bektas, 2017, p. 123).

Benefits of ASRS
 Modeling and running the logical representation of the physical storage facilities for
example ranking.
 Enabling a seamless link to order processing and logistics management in order to
pick, pack and ship product out of the facility.