Rationalizing (optimizing) a pharmaceutical picking warehouse is a task we frequently come across, e.g., when building a new warehouse and reorganizing one, when turnover increases or decreases, when discounts begin or end, or when the season begins or ends. There is no easy way to offer a good solution because of the large number of items, and there are many requirements that have to be met.
There are fundamental questions, such as:
If the product range is known, these questions are easy to answer, but then the finer steps come into play:
We help you answer these kinds of questions! Optimization criteria: 1. Critical mass
2. Pickers
3. Storage space
4. Exclusions
Optimization in practice One also has to adapt to changes in the marketplace – e.g., new products arrive, turnover increases for existing items or they are phased out of the product range – while the layout of the warehouse remains unchanged. Under the effects of these external factors, the initially optimal warehouse should (could) be modified in a few months. A choice of two methods is available:
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