Storage heuristics and order picking efficiency in warehouse operations
Order selection, the process of collecting and classifying a set of products according to customer orders, is the main cost factor in warehouse operations. Order selection consists of trips between specific products, retrieval of the specific stock maintenance unit (SKU) and classification of SKUs based on customer orders. Travel is estimated to contribute approximately 50% of total order preparation costs.
Due to fluctuations in daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual demand, the efficiency of order selection can vary greatly based on order patterns that vary over time. Investigate the time-dependent dynamics of order picking efficiency in relation to different slotting strategies to understand resistance to order fluctuations and their impact on picking efficiency.
Project manager:
Jens Burger, PhD
Email: jensburger@upb.edu
Project duration:
July 2018 - December 2018
