TY - JFULL AU - Batin Latif Aylak and Bernd Noche and M. Baran Cantepe and Aydin Karakaya PY - 2013/11/ TI - Simulation Model of an Ultra-Light Overhead Conveyor System; Analysis of the Process in the Warehouse T2 - International Journal of Computer and Systems Engineering SP - 1930 EP - 1935 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16997 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 82, 2013 N2 - Ultra-light overhead conveyor systems are rope-based conveying systems with individually driven vehicles. The vehicles can move automatically on the rope and this can be realized by energy and signals. The ultra-light overhead conveyor systems always must be integrated with a logistical process by finding a best way for a cheaper material flow in order to guarantee precise and fast workflows. This paper analyzes the process of an ultra-light overhead conveyor system using necessary assumptions. The analysis consists of three scenarios. These scenarios are based on raising the vehicle speeds with equal increments at each case. The correlation between the vehicle speed and system throughput is investigated. A discrete-event simulation model of an ultra-light overhead conveyor system is constructed using DOSIMIS-3 software to implement three scenarios. According to simulation results; the optimal scenario, hence the optimal vehicle speed, is found out among three scenarios. This simulation model demonstrates the effect of increased speed on the system throughput. ER -