Jan-Karl Knigge

Virtual Reality in Manual Order Picking

Using Head-Mounted Devices for Planning and Training

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden / Springer Gabler / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-658-34703-1
• 1st ed. 2021
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9783658347031
• ISBN-10: 3658347031
• Artikelnr.: 62012085

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.