Article ID: | iaor20101412 |
Volume: | 1 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 20 |
End Page Number: | 36 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
Journal: | International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics |
Authors: | Langevin Andre, Riopel Diane, Chen Lu |
Keywords: | programming: integer |
The peak load is the maximum daily processing capacity requirement in a warehouse, and is an alternative criterion for the storage location assignment problem in warehousing management. This paper addresses the problem of minimising the peak load in a storage/retrieval system with shared storage policy based on duration-of-stay of unit loads. A mixed integer programming model is presented. Two heuristics are developed to solve the problem. Their performances on different criteria are compared by computational tests.