Movement control system, movement control method, and movement control program

A movement control method comprising:

• a step of carrying a plurality of objects to be disposed in a first region into a relay region by one or more first moving bodies that automatically move through the first region;
• a step of carrying the objects carried into the relay region out of the relay region by one or more second moving bodies that automatically move through a second region different from the first region;
• and
• a step of selecting, when one of operations of carrying in and carrying out the objects in the relay region has not been completed, and thus another operation is not executable, whether to perform a waiting operation of waiting until the one operation is completed or to perform a predetermined operation different from the waiting operation, and controlling a moving body that is unable to execute the other operation, out of the first moving body and the second moving body, based on a selection result,
• wherein the predetermined operation includes an operation of moving to a position different from a position for the other operation and then moving to the position for the other operation after carrying out of the objects is completed, and
• the step of selecting and controlling includes comparing a waiting time required to perform the waiting operation with an operation time required to perform the predetermined operation, and controlling the moving body to perform an operation that takes a shorter time.

A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a movement control program causing a computer to execute:

• a step of carrying a plurality of objects to be disposed in a first region into a relay region by one or more first moving bodies that automatically move through the first region;
• a step of carrying the objects carried into the relay region out of the relay region by one or more second moving bodies that automatically move through a second region different from the first region;
• and
• a step of selecting, when one of operations of carrying in and carrying out the objects in the relay region has not been completed, and thus another operation is not executable, whether to perform a waiting operation of waiting until the one operation is completed or to perform a predetermined operation different from the waiting operation, and controlling a moving body that is unable to execute the other operation, out of the first moving body and the second moving body, based on a selection result,
• wherein the predetermined operation includes an operation of moving to a position different from a position for the other operation and then moving to the position for the other operation after carrying out of the objects is completed, and
• the step of selecting and controlling includes comparing a waiting time required to perform the waiting operation with an operation time required to perform the predetermined operation, and controlling the moving body to perform an operation that takes a shorter time.