Title: Product driven system for the optimal assignment of warehouse locations

Authors: Alfathi Najlae; Lyhyaoui Abdelouahid; Sedqui Abdelfettah

Addresses: Laboratory of Innovative Technology, BP 1818 Tanger Principal Tanger, Morocco ' Laboratory of Innovative Technology, BP 1818 Tanger Principal Tanger, Morocco ' Laboratory of Innovative Technology, BP 1818 Tanger Principal Tanger, Morocco

Abstract: The assignment of locations is one of the warehouse management pillars. This paper presents a new method for assigning to each product, the optimum location relative to the product and to the location assignment system. To achieve this objective, we propose the integration of an infotronic technology carried by product. By this, the product becomes smart and able to find the best location where it must be stored. We consider each empty location or set of empty locations a section called critical section. Thus, by being intelligent, the smart products must manage the access to these sections. We have applied the solution to manage the locations assignment in a steel coil warehouse. Thus, we have validated that piloting by product allows optimal managements of locations assignment.

Keywords: product driven system; smart product; infotronic technology; assignment of location; critical section; warehouse.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2019.101159

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2019 Vol.33 No.3, pp.322 - 352

Received: 10 Apr 2017
Accepted: 06 Nov 2017
Published online: 26 Jul 2019 *

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