Vis, Iris F.A. (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en Econometrie (Free University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics Sciences, Business Administration and Economitrics) Roodbergen, Kees Jan
Abstract
Many supply chains strive to shorten the time between a customer's order and the actual delivery of the ordered goods, i.e. the response time. However, a shorter response time may induce a higher volatility in goods flows. We present practical methods to determine layouts for the material handling facilities (warehouses, cross-docking centres and container terminals) which take these inherent variations into account. Advantages and disadvantages of the methods are treated. As an example, a comparative analysis of the methods is presented for the cross-docking centre of the "Royal Horticultural Company Lemkes" in The Netherlands.
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Paper provided by Free University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics in its series Serie Research Memoranda with number
0023.
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