The general problem at hand can be defined as stated bellow.
Given:
– A set of available floor locations in the warehouse and a set of
stores to allocate to those same locations;
– The distance from the reception point to each space floor
location;
– The distance from each space floor location to two shipping
points;
– The space capacity, expressed in logistic units (pallets for example),
of each space floor location for a given time period;
– The space requirements, expressed in logistics units, for each
store for a given time period;
– Number of pickings (products) required for each store for a
given time period;
– Number of pallets shipped to each store in a given time period;
– The average number of pickings per pallet for a given time
period;
Determine:
– The assignment of the stores within the warehouse, defining the
allocation of the stores to the available warehouse floor
locations;
So as to minimize the total distance travelled in the warehouse,
taking into account the stores shipping priorities.