Automatic warehouse modelling and simulation. (18th July 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guasch, A.; Piera, M.A.; Figueras, J.
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 6:Number 4(2011)
• Page Start: 288
• Page End: 296
• Publication Date: 2012-07-18
• Subjects: warehouse simulation -- warehouse modelling -- DES -- discrete event simulation -- verification -- validation -- printing plants -- newspaper production -- newspaper distribution -- warehouse automation -- automated warehousing; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

The Newspaper Production/Distribution Problem (NDP) involves a perishable good. Newspaper publishers cannot print the news sections of newspapers in advance, as they must be up to date. Additionally, delivery must be completed before morning commuting starts in metropolitan areas. Therefore, delivery delays at the printing plant are not acceptable, as they cause significant disturbances to the distribution chain. In this paper, we analyse the impact of using a second transelevator on the performance of a printing plant's automatic warehouse with the aim to avoid delivery delays to the printing press.