Topic regarding warehouse inventory management methods

[r2llokyukyu5]

[ FlexSim 23.2.1 ]

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask you about warehouse inventory management methods, because I am writing my master's thesis on inventory management methods in the FlexSim modeling environment and I came up with the idea to design a warehouse with shelves and various assortments, but using methods other than traditional ones (such as ABC, XYZ). ) using analytical and modeling tools in the program - is it possible to design a universal inventory management method using only FlexSim tools? Thank you in advance for all your tips, advice and feedback.

Best regards

[joerg_vogel_HsH · Accepted solution]

Yes, it is. Traditionally the lowest level of direct support are slotItems. If you insists to manage a structure lower then a slotItem, like pallet with packed totes and boxes in totes you have to reference this structure on your pallet in partitioned list or tables in slotItem label nodes. A good practice would be to label your pallet by accumulated product types on it. Then you can query your warehouse by those labels on slotItems to get a temporary table which you can join with tables of pallet inventory. This new table can you query again.
If you want to test structures created of universal attributes, then you are able to enhance a warehouse slot by slot labels. You can query your warehouse by those labels additionally to standard attributes of zone, aisle, rack, bay, level, slot.

[r2llokyukyu5]

OK, I more or less understand in terms of model construction, but tell me, Joerg, what indicators could be examined, i.e. whether the same as in the case of the ABC or XYZ methods, only that the obtained model would obtain a better result, for example in terms of order fulfillment time, kilometers traveled by trolleys or generally indicators to show a better and more efficient way to manage inventory?

[joerg_vogel_HsH]

@r2llokyukyu5

• space consumption in 2D or 3D length units.
• retrieving time of product classes of lowest priority.
• interface location to other transport systems of continuous or discrete type.
• ability to retrieve products in case of system failure.
• ability to reconstruct inventory data in cases of data loss.
• countermeasures against fire, rising or falling temperatures.
• inventory loss by chemical reactive components
• ability to improve efficiency in a shorter time by more AS/RS vehicles.
• ability to customize size of inventory.
• repair and maintenance while productive use of warehouse.
• restructure areas while warehouse is active.
• empty a warehouse in case of a catastrophe.
• limited efficiency by a lower level of available energy.

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