Creativity in Engineering Award/Lisa R. DuBois

最近的技术发展带来了一场革命 仓储系统的设计和操作。趋势 制造业，如准时生产的经营理念， 产生了对高效存储/检索的需求增加 系统.在库存控制、仓储和 订单拣选，重要的研究已经进行了在 开发运营理念、分析模型，以及 控制算法大部分理论研究还没有 成功地应用于实际情况。有真实的需要 用于整合当前的材料处理知识， 系统的发展，以应用这一理论和研究， 制造和仓储。 %%% 本研究的目的是开发一个专家系统 这将解决仓库的动态控制问题， 一个系统，经历不断变化的控制变量和不断变化的 约束一个将建立在当前排序基础上的系统 知识和研究，并扩大其范围，适用于一个真实的 世界动力系统

Recent technological developments have brought on a revolution in the design and operation of warehousing systems. Trends in manufacturing such as the just-in-time operating philosophy have produced an increased demand for efficient storage/retrieval systems. Within the fields of inventory control, warehousing, and order picking, significant research has been conducted in the development of operating philosophies, analytical models, and control algorithms. Much of this theoretical research has yet to be applied successfully to actual situations. There is real need for the integration of current material handling knowledge and for the development of systems to apply this theory and research to manufacturing and warehousing. %%% The objective of this research is to develop an expert system that will address the issue of dynamic control of a warehouse system that experiences changing control variables and changing constraints. A system which will build upon the current sequencing knowledge and research and broadens its scope to apply to a real world dynamic system.