Rouwenhorst, B., Reuter, B., Stockrahm, V., van Houtum, G. J., Mantel, R. J., & Zijm, W. H

4 important questions on Rouwenhorst, B., Reuter, B., Stockrahm, V., van Houtum, G. J., Mantel, R. J., & Zijm, W. H

What are the three types of decisions in warehouse management?

  1. Strategic
  2. Tactical
  3. Operational

What are the tactical decisions?





  1. Space allocation (Bartholdi III and Hackman 2008)
  2. Storage assignment
  3. Replenishment policies
  4. Order picking policies .

What are the operational decisions?





  1. Dock doors scheduling and assignment (Rijal, Bijvank, and de Koster 2018)
  2. Workforce scheduling (Rijal et al. 2018)
  3. Order batching (Gademann and Velde 2005)
  4. Routing (Grosse et al. 2014)
  5. Chute assignment (Gallien and Weber 2010
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What is the impact of E-commerce on warehouse location and size?



Need for shorter lead times → warehouses closer to (or even within) cities




More SKUs → larger warehouses




More & larger warehouses → larger increases in land prices

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