Case Article—Forward-Reserve Storage Design: A Case of Carriage Repair Workshop, Indian Railways

Vishwesh Singbal (), Gajendra K. Adil () and Rakesh Venkitasubramony ()
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Vishwesh Singbal: Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
Gajendra K. Adil: Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
Rakesh Venkitasubramony: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow 226013, India

INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2020, vol. 21, issue 1, 30-34

Abstract: Case studies are useful in imparting decision-making skills to students. Warehousing is a critical part of most supply chains, but case studies based on warehousing methods and operations therein are rare. Recognizing the need to bridge this gap, a case study is designed to present a real-life scenario at the carriage repair workshop of Indian Railways. The case study facilitates the learning of students regarding operations in automated warehousing and relevant storage strategies. Additionally, the case encourages the students to explore the use of heuristics and optimization models. This case article highlights the major learning objectives of the case study and discusses the classroom teaching experience. This case can be used in various courses and the case questions can be selected based on the teaching objectives and/or the educational background of the students.

Keywords: automated warehousing; forward-reserve; heuristics; optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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