Mathematics • Vol 11 • No 13
Pallet Distribution Affecting a Machine’s Utilization Level and Picking Time
July 2023 • Taniya Mukherjee, Isha Sangal, Biswajit Sarkar, Tamer M. Alkadash, Qais Almaamari
Space and labor are the two internal resources within a warehouse or cross-dock center which seek attention. Meaningful efforts in optimizing these two resources can reduce the operational cost or time of the goods delivery. The timely allocation of resources to order picking not only reduces the makespan and operational time but can also evade delay. In decentralized settings, where all the information is not properly shared between the players of the supply chain, miscommunication results in delays in product de…