Integrated models for warehouse design and planning

• Author(s): Geraldes, Carla A. S. ; Carvalho, Maria do Sameiro ; Pereira, Guilherme A. B.
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/7153
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Warehouse design and planning; Warehouse operations management; Integrated models
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Market competition requires continuous improvement in the design and operation of supply chains. Warehouse management is a field of interest for both practitioners and researchers and involves material, information and financial flow management in a highly dynamic environment. Designing and planning a warehouse (distribution centre) involve different levels of decision-making, with high levels of interactions and interdependencies. So, to ensure an efficient performance of the warehouse, decisions having a significant impact on each other must be integrated. The aim of this work is to develop integrated models capable of capture the complex tradeoffs of a warehouse system.