TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficient materials Handling of component parts
AU - Hamers, Ralph
AU - Heuts, Ruud
AU - Van Gerven, Maarten Jan
AU - Selen, Willem
AU - Van Cleemput, Tom
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A method to improve the materials handling function of an automotive manufacturing plant was developed to minimize the distance components are transported from receiving points to relevant work centers at the assembly line, taking into consideration intermittent stockrooms. The procedure calls for similar groups of items to be stored in a selected stockroom so that scattering of individual items over multiple locations is avoided. A test study demonstrated the computational feasibility of the procedure and its potential for substantial cost savings, as well as making it suitable for problems with large numbers of items, receiving points, stockroom locations, and work centers.
AB - A method to improve the materials handling function of an automotive manufacturing plant was developed to minimize the distance components are transported from receiving points to relevant work centers at the assembly line, taking into consideration intermittent stockrooms. The procedure calls for similar groups of items to be stored in a selected stockroom so that scattering of individual items over multiple locations is avoided. A test study demonstrated the computational feasibility of the procedure and its potential for substantial cost savings, as well as making it suitable for problems with large numbers of items, receiving points, stockroom locations, and work centers.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0025227131
SN - 0032-9843
VL - 31
SP - 66
EP - 70
JO - Production and inventory management Washington, D.C.
JF - Production and inventory management Washington, D.C.
IS - 1
ER -