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Title

Smart navigation via strategic communications in a mixed autonomous paradigm

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Corresponding AuthorXu, Ailing
Publication Years
2023-04-01
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ISSN
1059-1478
EISSN
1937-5956
Abstract
Motivated by the emerging mixed autonomous paradigm in cobotic order picking operations, we investigate the optimal information design to navigate human workers (HWs) who cooperate with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) within an intralogistics system. We incorporate asymmetric information between AMRs and HWs in a routing game where connected AMRs are informed of the congestion state while HWs rely on information provided by the system. The system designs a communication policy aiming to navigate HWs away from congestion. Without strategic communications, we show that the deployment of AMRs cannot mitigate congestion unless the automation level reaches a threshold. Interestingly, we illustrate a substitution effect between automation and strategic communications when information distortion is mild. In contrast, severe information distortion complements automation due to exacerbated congestion. Furthermore, an in-house AMR fleet is economically more efficient than a third-party logistics service. Consequently, in-house automation can be achieved with mild information distortion, while severe information distortion is required to complement the lack of efficiency in the third-party AMR fleet. With simulated numerical examples to complement the analytical results, we provide managerial insights concerning the optimal information policies under different levels of automation, guiding warehouse managers in their communications with workers to achieve the best performance of the cobotic system.
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Funding Project
Shenzhen Natural Science Fund["GXWD20201230110313001","20200925160442005"] ; Hong Kong Research Grants Council[16502219] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[72071101]
WOS Research Area
Engineering ; Operations Research & Management Science
WOS Subject
Engineering, Manufacturing ; Operations Research & Management Science
WOS Accession No
WOS:000966645500001
Publisher
ESI Research Field
ENGINEERING
Data Source
Web of Science
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Cited Times [WOS]:0
Document TypeJournal Article
Identifierhttp://kc.sustech.edu.cn/handle/2SGJ60CL/524345
DepartmentSchool of Business
商学院_信息系统与管理工程系
Affiliation
1.Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Engn IEDA, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
3.Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business & Management ISOM, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
4.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, 1088 Xueyuan Ave, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Corresponding Author AffilicationSchool of Business;  Southern University of Science and Technology
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Chen, Yonghui,Xu, Ailing,He, Qiao-Chu,et al. Smart navigation via strategic communications in a mixed autonomous paradigm[J]. PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT,2023.
APA
Chen, Yonghui,Xu, Ailing,He, Qiao-Chu,&Chen, Ying-Ju.(2023).Smart navigation via strategic communications in a mixed autonomous paradigm.PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT.
MLA
Chen, Yonghui,et al."Smart navigation via strategic communications in a mixed autonomous paradigm".PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (2023).
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