Methods and systems for transporting parts from a primary process to a secondary process in a first in, first out fashion

A system for transporting parts from a primary process to a secondary process in a first in, first out fashion, the system comprising:

• a plurality of automated guided vehicles including at least a first automated guided vehicle in a primary loop associated with the primary process and a second automated vehicle in a secondary loop associated with the secondary process;
• a first store lane having a first pick end, a first drop end and a plurality of first receiving volumes from the first pick end to the first store end, the first automated guided vehicle used to fill the first store lane with the parts from the first pick end to the first drop end and the second automated guided vehicle used to remove the parts from the first store lane from the first pick end to the first drop end;
• a second store lane having a second pick end, a second drop end and a plurality of second receiving volumes from the second pick end to the second store end, the first automated guided vehicle used to fill the second store lane with the parts from the second pick end to the second drop end and the second automated guided vehicle used to remove the parts from the second store lane from the second pick end to the second drop end;
• and
• a master controller including logic that toggles the first automated guided vehicle from the first store lane to the second store lane based on an update received from the first automated guided vehicle indicating that a last first receiving volume of the first store lane nearest the first drop side is filled.