Warehouse Optimization: Energy Efficient Layout and Design

It has been widely demonstrated by many research works that the distribution of a factory can condition its productivity. Because this, in Santiago, Chile, asked authors for advice to evaluate current situation company and what alternatives could be proposed improve performance increasing productivity without incurring too high costs. Among most important requirements requested was study design raw materials warehouse within plant since this is main pillar plant. For purpose, layout ws analyzed alternative designs were under two scenarios: use same area currently available or make from scratch considering land purchases build warehouse. In order give precise answer possible decisions, formulations developed deduced calculate optimal dimensions warehouse, qualitative criteria incorporated decision making.