Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Kim, T.Y.
Author-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name-First: Thai Young
Title: Improving warehouse responsiveness by job priority management
Abstract: Warehouses employ order cut-off times to ensure sufficient time for fulfilment. To satisfy
 higher consumer expectations, these cut-off times are gradually postponed to improve order
 responsiveness. Warehouses therefore have to allocate jobs more efficiently to meet
 compressed response times. Priority job management by means of flow-shop models has
 been used mainly for manufacturing systems but can also be applied for warehouse job
 scheduling to accommodate tighter cut-off times. This study investigates which priority rule
 performs best under which circumstances. The performance of each rule is evaluated in terms
 of a common cost criterion that integrates the objectives of low earliness, low tardiness, low
 labour idleness, and low work-in-process stocks. A real-world case study for a warehouse
 distribution centre of an original equipment manufacturer in consumer electronics provides
 the input parameters for a simulation study. The simulation outcomes validate several
 strategies for improved responsiveness. In particular, the critical ratio rule has the fastest
 flow-time and performs best for warehouse scenarios with expensive products and high
 labour costs.
Length: 28
Creation-Date: 2018-01-01
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/112492/Repub_112492.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureir
Number: EI2018-02
Keywords: responsiveness, queuing model, order fulfilment, cut-off operation, flow-shop scheduling
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:112492