ORDER PICKING OPTIMIZATION

Chapter eight RightPick RightShip: Order Picking and Shipping

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Figure 8.13 RightSlot decision tree

All SKUs

Frozen

Ambient

Refrigerated

Flammable

Regular

Hazardous

High Value

Regular Value

OCZ I

OCZ II

OCZ III

...

OCZ n

Storage Mode I

Storage Mode II

Storage Mode III

Storage Mode n

...

Gold Zone

Silver Zone

Bronze Zone

Populate the Slotting Database Fortunately, the number of data elements required for slotting is not over whelming. For each item, we need the following data: ■ ■ Item number ■ ■ Item description ■ ■ Material type ■ ■ Storage environment (i.e., frozen, refrigerated, flammable, hazardous, etc.) ■ ■ Shelf life ■ ■ Dimensions (length, width, and height) ■ ■ Item unit cube

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