Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
9-1-2010
Abstract
The methodology used to assign products to a storage location in a warehouse can have a significant impact on the amount of time required to retrieve all of the items needed to fill an order. This paper describes a methodology that uses a clustering approach to determine storage assignments, where the metric of the strength of the relationship between two stock-keeping units (SKUs) is the number of times that the SKUs appear in the same order. Clustering is performed to maximize the frequency with which SKUs in the same cluster are ordered together. In testing, the clustering assignments were compared to a demand-based assignment strategy and showed a reduction of 20-30% in the number of aisles visited to retrieve orders.
Publication Title
Progress in Material Handling Research: 2010
ISBN
9781882780167
Recommended Citation
Egas, Carl and Masel, Dale, "Determining Warehouse Storage Location Assignments Using Clustering Analysis" (2010). 11th IMHRC Proceedings (Milwaukee, Wisconsin. USA – 2010). 19.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2010/19
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Industrial Engineering Commons, Operational Research Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons
Comments
Paper 19