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AN OPERATIONAL PLANNING CONCEPT FOR DEEP LANE STORAGE SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Stadtler Hartmut
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.1996.tb00398.x
Subject(s) - pallet , computer science , rack , computer data storage , channel (broadcasting) , throughput , database , operations research , telecommunications , computer hardware , business , engineering , wireless , mechanical engineering , marketing
The main advantage of deep lane storage systems compared with conventional high bay warehouses is seen in a better space utilization, because products are stored in channels one pallet behind the other. However, for deep lane storage systems the last‐in‐first‐out principle holds and direct access to pallets is lost apart from the last pallet entering a channel. To operate deep lane storage systems effectively, namely, providing high throughput rates even at times of high storage rack utilization requires a sophisticated operational planning system. We will describe a totally new concept consisting of five modules for storage and retrieval assignments, as well as for a reorganization of storage location occupations.