The Design of a Distribution Center with Value-Added Operations

A distribution center that services value-added operations in addition to its normal operations faces a design problem: How to configure the forward/reserve departments for both of these operations. Analytical models are developed to analyze the tradeoff between floorspace and labor efficiency. Our results indicate that the best distribution center design is dependent on a company's customer demand profile as well as the relative cost of floorspace and labor.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Klote, John F.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Meller, Russell D.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Sullivan, William G.
• Sarin, Subhash C.

• Distribution Center
• Reserve
• Forward
• Value-Added

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-05102001-155840

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/32477