Layout and Routing Methods for Warehouses

Speaker
Kees Jan Roodbergen
Kees Jan Roodbergen
Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen

Abstract

Layout and Routing Methods for Warehouses discusses aspects of order picking in warehouses. Order picking is the process by which products are retrieved from storage to meet customer demand. Various new routing methods are introduced to determine efficient sequences in which products have to be retrieved from storage. Furthermore, a new method is given to determine a layout for the order picking area. The objective is to minimize the average distance traveled per route by the order pickers.

Information

Type
PhD Defence
Programme
Logistics & Information Systems
Date
Thu. 10 May. 2001
Time
00:00
Location
Senaatszaal, Woudestein

Supervisors

Ger Koole
  • Member Doctoral Committee
Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
René de Koster
René de Koster
Professor of Logistics and Operations Management
  • Promotor
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jo van Nunen
Jo van Nunen
Professor of Operations Research and Information Sciences
  • Promotor
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Henk Zijm
  • Member Doctoral Committee
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Steef van de Velde
Steef van de Velde
Professor of Management and Technology
  • Member Doctoral Committee
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam