The forecast-based reservation method - an approach to reduce the average cycle time in a storage rack

Authors

  • Anne Piepenburg Lehrstuhl für Maschinenelemente und Technische Logistik (MTL), Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
  • Björn Piepenburg Lehrstuhl für Maschinenelemente und Technische Logistik (MTL), Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
  • Rainer Bruns Lehrstuhl für Maschinenelemente und Technische Logistik (MTL), Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2195/lj_Proc_piepenburg_de_201411_01

Keywords:

Simulation, Regalfläche, mittlere Spielzeit, Belegungsstrategien, Fahrzeitoptimierung

Abstract

The newly developed allocation strategy is based on the distributions of the residence time and the intermediate arrival time of a range of goods. It predicts for every incoming unit load the number of unit loads, which arrive at the storage rack und leave it during the residence time of the incoming unit load. The approach allocates storage locations for these unit loads depending on the current storage rack availability. The incoming unit load is stored in the next available storage location afterwards. An additional consideration of the energy demand for the storage and retrieval is possible. The forecast-based reservation method has been implemented in addition to common allocation strategies in a configurable simulation model. The allocation strategies were tested and compared using various scenarios. An additionally developed benchmark provides information on the quality of the simulation results.

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Published

2014-12-05

How to Cite

Piepenburg, A., Piepenburg, B., & Bruns, R. (2014). The forecast-based reservation method - an approach to reduce the average cycle time in a storage rack. Logistics Journal: Proceedings, (10). https://doi.org/10.2195/lj_Proc_piepenburg_de_201411_01