A framework for the design of warehouse layout

Abstract

This paper presents a framework for the design of warehouse layout to organize the design process, facilitate the task of designers, and highlight important design issues to help warehouse managers make informed decisions. The framework accounts for several factors and operations of warehousing in the design, and addresses design decisions required to respond to them. It attempts to develop a layout that has several characteristics such as modularity, adaptability, compactness, accessibility, flexibility, and distribution of movement to enable it to respond to changing conditions, improve space utilization, and reduce congestion and movement.

Citation

Mohsen and Hassan (2002), "A framework for the design of warehouse layout", Facilities, Vol. 20 No. 13/14, pp. 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210454377