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Placing boxes on shelves: a case study

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  • N P Hoare

    (The Logistics Business Ltd.)

  • J E Beasley

    (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine)

Abstract

This case study paper describes work undertaken for a major UK high street retailer, developing a system for the effective design of stockroom layouts so as to minimise the space used when placing boxes on shelves. The heuristics developed for placing boxes on shelves are described. We also briefly describe a number of complicating factors that had to be considered in arriving at a feasible stockroom layout. In order to provide a reference for future workers, example test problems are solved and made publically available. We discuss the operation of the entire stockroom layout system and the experience of the company with the system, which is now in routine use.

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  • N P Hoare & J E Beasley, 2001. "Placing boxes on shelves: a case study," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 52(6), pages 605-614, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:52:y:2001:i:6:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601130
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601130
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    Cited by:

    1. Robert Russell & Timothy Urban, 2010. "The location and allocation of products and product families on retail shelves," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 179(1), pages 131-147, September.
    2. A Curşeu & T van Woensel & J Fransoo & K van Donselaar & R Broekmeulen, 2009. "Modelling handling operations in grocery retail stores: an empirical analysis," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 60(2), pages 200-214, February.
    3. Kateryna Czerniachowska, 2022. "A genetic algorithm for the retail shelf space allocation problem with virtual segments," OPSEARCH, Springer;Operational Research Society of India, vol. 59(1), pages 364-412, March.

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