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A real-time warehouse operations planning system for small batch replenishment problems in production environment

  • T. C. Poon
  • , K. L. Choy
  • , F. T.S. Chan
  • , G. T.S. Ho
  • , A. Gunasekaran
  • , H. C.W. Lau
  • , H. K.H. Chow

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Abstract

A factory consists of numerous production workstations, multiple production lines and many production floors. Due to the characteristics of just-in-time and make-to-order mode manufacturing, small batches of production materials are required for production lines within a short period of time in order to facilitate daily production operations. In this paper, a real-time warehouse operation planning system (R-WOPS) for solving small batch replenishment problems is described. Through using R-WOPS, real-time production and warehouse operations are monitored by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, and a genetic algorithm (GA) technique is applied to formulate feasible small batch replenishment solutions. Simulation tests show that R-WOPS generates pick-up and delivery route plans for small batch replenishment orders very efficiently.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8524-8537
Number of pages14
JournalExpert Systems With Applications
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence

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