Warehouse reshuffling: Insights and optimization

Jennifer A. Pazour and Héctor J. Carlo

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2015, vol. 73, issue C, 207-226

Abstract: Warehouse reshuffling is a reorganization strategy that consists of repositioning items by moving them sequentially. This study investigates how to optimize warehouse reshuffling and quantifies the effect of common assumptions. A mathematical programming formulation for the general warehouse reshuffling problem, the complexity of the problem, several heuristics based on the problem structure, a formal proof delimitating instances where double-handling can be a productive move, and managerial insights on the performance of reshuffling policies in various environments are presented. Experimental results suggest that the proposed heuristics improve upon a benchmark heuristic by relaxing how cycles are handled and incorporating double-handling.

Keywords: Warehouse operations; Facility logistics; Slotting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.11.002

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