A constructive aisle design model for unit-load warehouses with multiple pickup and deposit points

Ö. Öztürkoğlu, K.R. Gue and R.D. Meller

European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, vol. 236, issue 1, 382-394

Abstract: We develop a network-based warehouse model of individual pallet locations and their interactions with appropriate cross aisles in order to evaluate the expected travel distance of a given design. The model is constructive in that it uses Particle Swarm Optimization to determine the best angles of cross aisles and picking aisles for multiple, pre-determined pickup and deposit (P&D) points in a unit-load warehouse. Our results suggest that alternative designs offer reduced expected travel distance, but at the expense of increased storage space. The opportunity for benefit also seems to decline as P&D points increase in number and dispersion.

Keywords: Facilities planning and design; Aisle design; Warehouse design; Single-command operation; Layout; Randomized storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.023

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