Logistics Systems Design: Order Picking Systems

9/23/99


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Table of Contents

Logistics Systems Design: Order Picking Systems

Order Picking Overview

Reasons for Order Picking

Warehousing Costs

Order Picking Characteristics

Order Picking Operations

Equipment Classes

A-Frame Automatic Order Picking Example Detail

Miniload Example

Bin Shelves with Picker-to-Part Order Picking

Picker-To-Part Mechanized Order Picking Example

Small Parts Carousel Example

Unit Load Part-to-Picker System

Storage Policies

Order Picking Overview

Order Picking in the Aisle Systems

Order Picking in the Aisle Systems

Order Picking Times

Shelves with Quantity Displays (Pick-To-Light)

Voice Communications for Hands-Free Order Picking

In The Aisle Picking

Picking Density

Item Sequencing

Serial Picking Zones

Picker Zoning

Parallel versus Serial Zoning

Automated Order Picking Vehicles Staging Area

Batching Orders with Automated Order Picking Vehicle

Order Batching

Order Picking in the Aisle Systems

Order Picking in the Aisle Example

Narrow Aisle Pallet Rack

Ladder Warehouse Illustration

Ladder Warehouse Schematic

Ladder Warehouse

Tour Types Schematic

Tour Types in a Single Aisle

Z-Pick Schematic

Fixed Versus Variable Travel

In the Aisle Conclusions

Between the Aisles Tours

Combined Aisles Conclusions

Order Picking in the Aisle Systems

Clustering in a Wide Aisle

Single Stop Schematic

Clustering Items to a Vehicle

Vehicle Examples

Walking and Riding Pallet Truck Examples

Tractor Trailer Example

Example of Tractor with Double Pallet Trailer

Pallet Jack Example

Quad Pattern Stops

Variable Versus Fixed Patterns

Optimal Euclidean Stops

Optimal Pattern Stops

Comparison of Patterns

Clustering Conclusions

Order Picking in the Aisle Systems

Person-Aboard Illustration

Person-Aboard Example

Order Picking Truck

Order Picking Truck Examples

Person-Aboard Systems

Rack Illustration

Tour Properties...

Tour Properties

Random Sequence Tour

Out And Back Strips

Common Tour Types

Four Band Tour

Local Improvement (3 Opt)

Tours Lower Bound

Tour Type Comparisons

Person-Aboard Conclusions

Order Picking Overview

Order Picking Overview

Author: Marc Goetschalckx

Email: marc.goetschalckx@isye.gatech.edu

Home Page: www.isye.gatech.edu/~mgoetsch/index.html

Other information:
Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 765 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205, +1-404-894-2317

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