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Improving storage efficiency by implementing an optimized box allocation method for the Kardex shuttles at Benchmark
Baas, T. (2024) Improving storage efficiency by implementing an optimized box allocation method for the Kardex shuttles at Benchmark.
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| Abstract: | This research was conducted for Benchmark Electronics to investigate the impact of a box allocation method on the storage efficiency of their Kardex shuttles. In the warehouse of Benchmark, ten Kardex shuttles are located which store SKUs in six different box types. Benchmark addresses that frequently high occupancy rates are faced for these box types, which results in several box types having no free boxes left to store supplied SKUs at certain periods. Benchmark addresses that implementing a box allocation method might prevent this undesired situation where there is no capacity for certain box types. A box allocation method could determine the recommended box type for supplied SKUs and propose changes to box types for boxes currently placed in the Kardex shuttles. The purpose would be to recommend boxes and changes that decrease the volume required to store all SKUs in the Kardex shuttles, increasing the storage efficiency. Therefore, this research was conducted to provide clarity on whether a box allocation method could improve the storage efficiency in the Kardex shuttles. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Programme: | Industrial Engineering and Management MSc (60029) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104639 |
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