Title: A simulation study on warehouse loading system: the case of poultry feed production factory

Authors: S. Behrooz Emami; S. Mohammad Arabzad; Seyed Mojtaba Sajjadi

Addresses: Department of Industries Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, 8514143131, Iran ' Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Isfahan, 8199657581, Iran ' Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: In this paper, a simulation study is performed in a loading and unloading system using Arena software. The aim of the study is to obtain a strategy for optimising the time of trucks loading and unloading. The processes in the unloading system include checking, unloading, arranging and control, and storage of material. These processes in loading system include delivery order, control, guaranteeing, loading and checking the load on the lorry. The study deals with worker recruitment and waiting time in various processes until dissolve problems. Decreasing both the processing time and the long queues in the loading and unloading are the considerable results of the research.

Keywords: warehouse loading systems; poultry feed production; truck loading; truck unloading; simulation; Arena; worker recruitment; waiting time.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2014.065501

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2014 Vol.19 No.3, pp.347 - 355

Published online: 07 Nov 2014 *

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