Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Layout Restructuration of the Picking Area in an Industrialwarehouse

No. 32 (2010-07-01)
  • Martín Darío Arango Serna
    a Ph.D. Profesor titular, Facultad de Minas Escuela Ingeniería de la Organización, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Medellín, Colombia. mdarango@unalmed.edu.co
  • Julián Andrés Zapata C.
    b Ingeniero Químico. Magíster en Ingeniería Administrativa. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Medellín, Colombia. jazapat1@unalmed.edu.co
  • Jorge Isaac Pemberthy
    c Ingeniero Industrial. Estudiante de Maestría en Ingeniería Administrativa. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Medellín, Colombia jipemberthyr@unalmed.edu.co
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.32.6

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to present a proposal aimed at improving the distribution and picking processes in a warehouse of an industrial company. Initially, it outlines the theory and problem to be solved, and concludes with a description of a case study. Warehousing activities affect the total logistics costs of a company or supply chain most; thus, optimizing the required spaces for warehousing is one of the most important activities when attempting to reduce operative costs in a company. The purpose of this study is to reduce the time required for picking activities and, therefore, obtain an improvement in the service and a reduction of the area used in the warehouse, which leads to cost reductions.

Keywords: Warehouse, layout, picking, routing, simulation