Description
Book SynopsisThe competition between airports demands higher-quality services to satisfy passengers. A Baggage Handling System (BHS) serves functions such as baggage sorting, screening, and storage. A successful BHS means bags move between areas as travellers do. Handlers load/unload bags and transfer them between the airport''s areas. Automation can save money and bring safety and operational benefits. Warehouses as well as the automotive industry are more advanced technologically in comparison to the airport and especially the baggage handling business. The concept of the Baggage Factory (BF) is an approach (based on Industry 4.0) that simplifies the processes from the moment passengers drop off their bags at check-in till the destination (chutes, carousels, and so forth).
Airport Baggage Handling Systems: Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation, Decisions, and Design Processes introduces the features of the BF concept and presents how BHS designers can use A
Table of Contents
Part I – Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Airports – Baggage Handling Factory. 3. Ergonomics. 4. Baggage Handling System Design. Part II - From Intra-Logistics to Airport BHS. 5. Baggage Storage Systems. 6. Individual Carrier Systems. 7. The Automatic Packing Cell. 8. The Batch Build Concept. 9. The Resource Planning. 10. The Service Vehicle Management. 11. The BHS Disaster Management. Part III – Tools. 12. The Lean Principles. 13. Decision-Aid Techniques. 14. Optimisation and Artificial Intelligence. 15. Systems Simulation. 16. The Big data. Part IV – Challenges. 17. The Epilogue.
