Storage Policies and Maintenance Support Strategies in Warehousing Systems

• Main Author: Guo, Xiaolong (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Game theory.; Operations research.; Management science.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Operations Management.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.

This book studies storage policies in warehousing systems and maintenance-support strategies for critical operational systems in warehouses, which are the most important issues affecting operational efficiency of warehousing systems. It expands on the theory of class-based storage by considering a f...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Class-Based Storage with a Finite Number of Items in AS/RS
• Performance of Class-Based Storage in a Unit-Load Warehouse
• Optimal Maintenance Decisions in Self-Maintenance Scenario
• Equipment Maintenance Support under Performance-Based Contract
• Conclusions.