Knigge Virtual Reality in Manual Order Picking

Using Head-Mounted Devices for Planning and Training
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-658-34704-8
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, eBook

The introduction of consumer-level head-mounted devices (HMDs) has led to a major drop in the application costs of virtual reality (VR), making the technology available for a wide range of users. To understand if VR HMDs can be used for planning and training in the context of manual order picking, this thesis provides the results of a large-scale randomized controlled study in which order picking has been compared between a virtual and a real environment. The results imply that VR HMDs can indeed be used by manufacturers and warehouse operators in a rack planning process if the reduction of searching times or the perceived workload is in focus. Additionally, the findings enable the use of VR HMDs for scientific research on human-centred rack design. Finally, the thesis highlights the usability of VR HMDs for training manual order picking activities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knigge, Jan-Karl

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical background: The use of virtual reality head-mounted devices for planning and training in the context of manual order picking.- 3 Systematic literature review of previous studies that use virtual reality head-mounted devices for simulating manual activities.- 4 Experimental design for evaluating the usability of virtual reality for planning and training in the context of manual order picking and execution of the study.- 5 Results of the comparison between virtual and real order picking.- 6 Analysis of learning curves in virtual and real order picking.- 7 Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Jan-Karl Knigge completed his doctorate as a research associate at the chair of Management and Logistics at Technical University of Darmstadt. His research focused on the usability of virtual reality technology for the human-centred planning of manual order picking systems. Furthermore, he used experimental studies to investigate the effect of learning in VR in the context of manual order picking.