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1.1 The purpose of the research project has been outlined
in Appendix 5 of the report to the Research Fellowship
Council Meeting on 10th November, 1955.
1.2 In this first report we consider the simplest model of
a warehouse only, that is a warehouse that receives and
issues goods in the same unit and in which storage
locations, each holding exactly one unit, can be arranged
in the form of rectangular blocks (7,xatfrple : pallet
racking) with unhindered excess to any unit located in
the block. We consider that there are N different types
of goods to be stored, that the average rate of movement
through the warehouse for each type is known, and that
input and output is variable.
1.3 We assume that the aim is to minimise handling cost or
handling effort, and that this can be measured by a value
which is directly proportional to 2 horizontal and 1
vertical distances from reference points (goods receiving
and despatch points) to unit storage location in the block.
Further, in this simple model, no stock policies such as
FI20 etc. are imposed....[cont.] |
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