Abstract
AbstractDistribution centers, link supply chain to the customers. Layout of the distribution centers is very important in terms of product conservation at the required service level and delivering of products with minimum cost to the customer from distribution centers. Therefore, the layout design of distribution centers should be handled with a smart decision system. In this study, the layout design of a fruits and vegetable hall, which is a kind of urban distribution center, is investigated for two different scenarios: (1) assignments of the brokers to the stores and (2) assignments of the products to the stores. The study suggests the most suitable allocation models for the inner layout of distribution center. In the first phase, the requirements of the mathematical model to develop the decision making system for the layouts of distribution center that will be determined. In the second phase, allocation models will be developed and solved for fruits and vegetables halls in Istanbul.
Highlights
Survival of corporations, in the global market, is related with providing of dynamic market demands with the minimal cost and on time by effective supply chain management
Increasing competition forces the companies to create more effective supply chains basing on management and engineering
To represent this fuzziness in the solution process, problems are modeled with Possibilistic Linear Programming (PLP) methodology
Summary
In the global market, is related with providing of dynamic market demands with the minimal cost and on time by effective supply chain management. Providing of market demands with the minimums cost and within the on time are important for the corporations They hopes increase their profitability and efficiency. Distribution center is one of the most important rings in terms of providing on time delivery, minimum cost and expected service quality. Distribution center layout, which is a specific type of facility design problem, is constituted by assigning products or brokers to predetermined locations efficiently. A F&VM layout with inadequate designed parking areas, storage areas, cold storage warehouses, supporting facilities, loading/unloading platforms and docks causes truck and pickup queues in front of the hall docks or environmental pollution due to the rotten products and wastes. The methodology used for F&VM is developed for allocation of products and brokers to the warehouses and exhibition areas
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