Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules

Picking operations is the most time-consuming and laborious warehousing activity. Managers have been seeking smart manufacturing methods to increase picking efficiency. Because storage location planning profoundly affects the efficiency of picking operations, this study uses clustering methods to pr...

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Autores principales: Tzu-An Chiang, Zhen-Hua Che, Ching-Hung Lee, Wei-Chi Liang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c9bcd9ea31647fb8b76b2b0aea55f572021-11-11T15:00:07ZApplying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules10.3390/app112198952076-3417https://doaj.org/article/4c9bcd9ea31647fb8b76b2b0aea55f572021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9895https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Picking operations is the most time-consuming and laborious warehousing activity. Managers have been seeking smart manufacturing methods to increase picking efficiency. Because storage location planning profoundly affects the efficiency of picking operations, this study uses clustering methods to propose an optimal storage location planning-based consolidated picking methodology for driving the smart manufacturing of wireless modules. Firstly, based on the requirements of components derived by the customer orders, this research analyzes the storage space demands for these components. Next, this research uses the data of the received dates and the pick-up dates for these components to calculate the average duration of stay (DoS) values. Using the DoS values and the storage space demands, this paper executes the analysis of optimal storage location planning to decide the optimal storage location of each component. In accordance with the optimal storage location, this research can evaluate the similarity among the picking lists and then separately applies hierarchical clustering and K-means clustering to formulate the optimal consolidated picking strategy. Finally, the proposed method was verified by using the real case of company H. The result shows that the travel time and the distance for the picking operation can be diminished drastically.Tzu-An ChiangZhen-Hua CheChing-Hung LeeWei-Chi LiangMDPI AGarticlesmart manufacturingstorage location planninghierarchical clusteringK-means clusteringconsolidated picking strategyTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 9895, p 9895 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic smart manufacturing
storage location planning
hierarchical clustering
K-means clustering
consolidated picking strategy
Technology
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Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle smart manufacturing
storage location planning
hierarchical clustering
K-means clustering
consolidated picking strategy
Technology
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Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
Tzu-An Chiang
Zhen-Hua Che
Ching-Hung Lee
Wei-Chi Liang
Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
description Picking operations is the most time-consuming and laborious warehousing activity. Managers have been seeking smart manufacturing methods to increase picking efficiency. Because storage location planning profoundly affects the efficiency of picking operations, this study uses clustering methods to propose an optimal storage location planning-based consolidated picking methodology for driving the smart manufacturing of wireless modules. Firstly, based on the requirements of components derived by the customer orders, this research analyzes the storage space demands for these components. Next, this research uses the data of the received dates and the pick-up dates for these components to calculate the average duration of stay (DoS) values. Using the DoS values and the storage space demands, this paper executes the analysis of optimal storage location planning to decide the optimal storage location of each component. In accordance with the optimal storage location, this research can evaluate the similarity among the picking lists and then separately applies hierarchical clustering and K-means clustering to formulate the optimal consolidated picking strategy. Finally, the proposed method was verified by using the real case of company H. The result shows that the travel time and the distance for the picking operation can be diminished drastically.
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author Tzu-An Chiang
Zhen-Hua Che
Ching-Hung Lee
Wei-Chi Liang
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Zhen-Hua Che
Ching-Hung Lee
Wei-Chi Liang
author_sort Tzu-An Chiang
title Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
title_short Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
title_full Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
title_fullStr Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
title_full_unstemmed Applying Clustering Methods to Develop an Optimal Storage Location Planning-Based Consolidated Picking Methodology for Driving the Smart Manufacturing of Wireless Modules
title_sort applying clustering methods to develop an optimal storage location planning-based consolidated picking methodology for driving the smart manufacturing of wireless modules
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