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This study integrates shelving technology, storage assignment, and order picking for optimal warehouse planning. The novel bi-level model reduces costs and improves space utilization under demand uncertainty.

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Area of Science:

  • Operations Research
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Industrial Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional warehouse planning often isolates shelving technology, storage location, and order picking decisions.
  • This isolation leads to suboptimal performance due to unaddressed interdependencies.
  • Existing models struggle to account for probabilistic demand and its impact on integrated planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel bi-level optimization model for integrated warehouse planning.
  • To unify strategic (shelving), tactical (location), and operational (picking) decisions.
  • To address interdependencies and optimize warehouse performance under demand uncertainty.

Main Methods:

  • A bi-level optimization framework with a leader (shelving technology selection) and follower (location assignment, picking path optimization) model.
  • Incorporation of probabilistic inbound and outbound flows to model demand uncertainty.
  • An enumerative heuristic method combined with GAMS for solving the hierarchical problem.

Main Results:

  • The integrated bi-level model significantly outperforms traditional sequential approaches.
  • Demonstrated reductions in construction and transportation costs.
  • Improved warehouse space utilization and operational efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating shelving technology, storage assignment, and order picking in a bi-level structure is crucial for holistic warehouse optimization.
  • The proposed model effectively handles demand uncertainty, offering a practical and data-driven tool.
  • This framework provides a robust solution for optimizing warehouse layout and operations.