Abstract

This study provides an approach to compute the travel time for AS/R systems in a class-based storage environment. A regression analysis is completed in order to define the importance of the key predictors taken into account and to propose a formulation of travel times. The results show the reliability of the model and allow to evaluate the travel time through the identification of a complete list of predictors. The proposed approach supports managers in theex-ante definition of travel times for a warehouse. A correct evaluation of travel times enables a better monitoring of the performance of warehouse operations and can support practitioners in the choice of the configuration not only in terms of kind of cycle, but also from a policy assignment perspective. From a theoretical point of view, this work can be considered as an attempt to refine the existing methods to compute travel times.

Details

Title
An approach for computing AS/R systems travel times in a class-based storage configuration
Author
Schenone, Maurizio 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mangano, Giulio 1 ; Grimaldi, Sabrina 1 ; Cagliano, Anna Corinna 1 

1  Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico Di Torino, Torino, Italy 
Pages
273-290
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
21693277
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2020.1781703
ProQuest document ID
2489500759
Copyright
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