In: Operations Management
A production company plans to build a new warehouse in order to supply its new sales points. On the basis of a preliminary analysis of the problem, it has been decided that the facility should accommodate at least 800 pallets of 80×80 cm2 dimension. The pallets will be stored onto conventional racks and transported by means of reach trucks. Each rack has four shelves, each of which can store a single pallet. Each pallet occupies a 1.0×1.0 m2 area. Racks are arranged as in the figure provided in the lecture notes, where side aisles are 3.0 m