WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS AND INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZATION BARBOSA EALMEIDAVIDRO–CASESTUDY (original) (raw)

The industrial macroeconomic environment in which companies are developed today is characterized by being highly demanding and competitive. Success or failure depends not only on the ability to adapt to market requirements, but also on the efficiency level of the applied practices. In this sense, the increase in productivity in warehouse operations has a direct influence on the optimization of logistic processes in the company, thus giving a competitive advantage. After studying the stock behavior using different criteria for ABC analysis, this paper proposes and analyzes different layout alternatives for reducing times and distances in warehouse activities, while increasing the storage capacity of the warehouse compared to the current situation. The present work is implemented on a real case study with specific conditions in the finished product warehouse of a glass packaging factory. A set of indicators was developed in order to evaluate the performances of the suggested layouts. Other suggestions on systems and division in zones of warehouse layout are presented in an attempt to increase productivity in warehouse processes.