An automated interbay materialhandl ing system
typically consists of a shop floor control system
communicating with an AMHS and an automated
equipment controlsyst em. An interbay system consists
of two subsystems: hallway and stockers. The detailed
operations of these subsystems can be found in
Cardarelli and Pelagagge [14]. The model capture s the
flow of lots as they are transported between stockers. In
the model, a lot enters the system at a source stocker’s
IO port. The lot is then moved to a storage location
within the stocker by the stocker robot. Once the lot
reaches its storage location, a vehicle is requested for