INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WAREHOUSE TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WAREHOUSE TECHNOLOGY
Author(s): Judit Oláh, Mónika Harangi-Rákos, József PoppSubject(s): Transport / Logistics
Published by: Fundatia Română pentru Inteligenta Afacerii
Keywords: Warehouse management; Pallet shuttle system; Order picking system;
Summary/Abstract: The smooth operation of stocking and the warehouse play a very important role in all manufacturing companies; therefore ongoing monitoring and application of new techniques is essential to increase efficiency. The aim of our research is twofold: the utilization of the pallet shuttle racking system, and the introduction of a development opportunity by the merging of storage and order picking operations in the pallet shuttle system. It can be concluded that it is beneficial for the company to purchase two mobile cars in order to increase the utilization of the pallet shuttle racking system from 60% to 72% and that of the storage from 74% to 76%. We established that after the merging of the storage and order picking activities within the pallet shuttle system, the forklift driver can also complete the selection activities immediately after storage. By merging the two operations and saving time the number of forklift drivers can be reduced from 4 to 3 per shift.
Journal: Network Intelligence Studies
- Issue Year: 5/2017
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 107-116
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English