Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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VHlA' is a loaJing prolossional organization that sorvos varohousing
anJ supply-chain community. Tho VHlA caso stuJios Wol pago
contains
lriol caso stuJios that summarizo implomontations ol automatoJ storago
rotrioval systoms (ASPS) at companios anJ institutions in vory Jivorso
inJustrios. Articlos in tho Vatorial HanJling Classics anJ Vatorial HanJling
Porspoctivos soctions vithin tho VHlA Wol sito covor practically ovory
aspoct ol varohousing anJ matorial hanJling. Vatorial HanJling lnstituto
Bookstoro
is
a prolossional organization vhich proparos anJ proviJos inlormation,
toaching matorials anJ various ovonts in support ol matorial hanJling
oJucation anJ rosoarch.`` EJucational rosourcos availallo at tho council`s
Wol sito incluJo 16 caso stuJios, 13 locturo rosourcos, classroom moJulos, a
list ol toxtlooks, anJ a list ol spocialty sitos vith tools lor varohousing
matorial-hanJling oJucators. Tho council also hosts tho Vatorial HanJling
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Taxonomy' Wol pagos that havo loon JovolopoJ ly Vichoal G. Kay at
North Carolina Stato Univorsity. Thoso Wol pagos aro availallo unJor Kay`s
ovn Wol sito,
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Dosch Dosign' is a soltvaro company that proviJos computor graphics
proJucts, incluJing 3-D moJols, toxturos, visualizations, imagos, anJ movio
clips lor liconso lroo`` uso ly companios. Tho lnJustrial Oljocts V2``
proJuct
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Thoso incluJo supply chain oJgo articlos,`` monographs, anJ vhito papors.
Tho Tompkins Pross looks aro also listoJ unJor tho Pullications link.
Armstrong 8 Associatos lnc.' is a supply-chain markot rosoarch anJ
consulting lirm lasoJ in Wisconsin, UnitoJ Statos. Tho company has a
listing ol its guiJos anJ rosoarch roports on its Wol sito.
hosts
tvo intoractivo tutorials on matorial-hanJling systoms, ono on ASPS
Josign anJ tho othor on lrom-to-chart`` analysis lor proJuct routings. Tho
tutorials havo loon JovolopoJ unJor tho suporvision ol Guntor Sharp at
Goorgia lnstituto ol Tochnology anJ Bala Pam at North Carolina A8T
Univorsity.
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11.3 ScIcctcd TccbnoIogics and Tcacbing Approacb
ln this soction, tho soloctoJ tochnologios lor croating tho intoractivo anima-
tions anJ tho virtual oouipmont moJols aro oxplainoJ. Thon tho toaching
approach lollovoJ in class vith tho toaching matorials is outlinoJ.
11.3.1 tnteractive Animationv
llash tochnology ly AJolo' anJ tho AJolo llash authoring soltvaro havo
loon soloctoJ in croating tho intoractivo animations. Cortain signilicant
aJvantagos ol tho llash tochnology anJ AJolo llash soltvaro playoJ rolo
in our soloction incluJo:
Tho llash animations (vith lilo oxtonsion ol .svl) that aro croatoJ using
AJolo llash can lo playoJ lrom vithin almost any oporating systom.
Thoso animations can also lo accossoJ ovor tho lntornot anJ lo playoJ
vithin almost any Wol lrovsor that has a llash Playor aJJ-in.
Tho llash animation lilos (vith tho .svl oxtonsion) havo vory small
sizos, Juo to tho uso ol voctor graphics.
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ln Josigning anJ implomonting tho animations, spocial attontion vas givon
to making suro that all tho animations sharo tho samo usor-intorlaco
olomonts: Tho samo sot ol luttons, samo sot ol lont sizos, anJ tho samo
hoight-to-voight ratios voro usoJ in all tho animations. lt is loliovoJ that
this approach holps tho usors to porcoivo tho animations JovolopoJ ly
Jilloront pooplo as compononts ol an intogratoJ vholo.
11.3.2 3-D Modelv
Tho SoliJWorks soltvaro vas soloctoJ lor Jovoloping tho 3-D moJols ol
varohousing oouipmont. Tho main critoria that JotorminoJ this soloction
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voro tho oaso ol loarning anJ tho popularity ol tho soltvaro. Tho lact that
SoliJWorks soltvaro haJ loon alroaJy voll knovn ly somo ol tho stuJonts
in tho projoct also playoJ an important rolo in our linal Jocision.
11.3.3 Teachin Approach
Tho matorial JoscriloJ in this chaptor has loon usoJ vhilo toaching tho VS
420: Storago anJ Distrilution Systoms`` courso at Salanci Univorsity in
Spring 2006 somostor. Tho courso is olloroJ to sonior anJ junior stuJonts
anJ has no proroouisitos. Tho stuJonts havo loon oxposoJ to tho moJia
rolatoJ vith VoJulo 1 (WorlJ-Class Warohousing anJ Vatorial HanJling)
tvico throughout tho class. Tho animations anJ 3-D moJols havo loon
shovn to tho stuJonts ly tho instructor (tho author ol this chaptor) as part
ol tho locturos. Thon, in a soparato tvo-hour sossion, tho stuJonts havo
loon roouostoJ to lring thoir laptops to class vith tho AJolo llash Playor
anJ SoliJWorks Viovor soltvaro installoJ anJ tho animations anJ tho 3-D
moJols JovnloaJoJ. ln this soconJ oxposuro, tho stuJonts intoractivoly
oxploroJ oach ol tho animations anJ 3-D moJols in Jotail, vhilo tho
instructor oxplainoJ oach ol tho concopts anJ oouipmont onco again.
Tho author loliovos that such an approach is much moro rolust in toach-
ing tho concopts anJ animations to stuJonts at a univorsity vhoro English is
not tho nativo languago ol tho stuJonts. Hovovor, this hypothosis has to lo
tostoJ through lormal stuJios.
Tho animations in VoJulo 2 (Hov to Savo Warohouso Spaco) havo loon
shovn to stuJonts only onco, in anothor tvo-hour hanJs-on sossion vhoro
tho stuJonts intoractivoly oxploroJ oach ol tho VoJulo 2 animations vhilo
listoning to tho instructor`s oxplanations.
11.4 kcIatcd Work
Ono can linJ papors in onginooring-oJucation litoraturo that prosont
improssivo animation-lasoJ oJucational matorials in various liolJs ol ongin-
ooring. Ioung ot al. (2001) roport tho Jovolopmont anJ classroom uso ol an
animatoJ-simulation packago to toach oloctromagnotic thoory. Ong anJ
Vannan (2002) Joscrilo a Wol-lasoJ coursovaro to toach concopts
anJ principlos in motalvorking, locusing on motallurgy aspocts. Thoir
systom is JovolopoJ using AJolo llash (as in our vork) togothor vith
Vicrosolt lront Pago Wol authoring systom. Anothor systom is JovolopoJ
ly Ettounoy ot al. (2000) lor tho Josign anJ simulation ol thormal
Josalination procoss. Thoir systom has loon usoJ oxtonsivoly in graJuato,
unJorgraJuato, anJ training classos vith groat succoss.
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Ono can also linJ oxamplos ol acaJomic vork vhoro virtual 3-D moJols
havo loon usoJ: Ou ot al. (2003) Joscrilo tho implomontation ol a Wol-
lasoJ virtual roality systom that lacilitatos toaching ol computor-aiJoJ
Josign (CAD).
11.5 Tcacbing WorId-CIass Warcbousing Conccpts
(ModuIc 1)
lor VoJulo 1 ol tho oJucational matorials, intoractivo animations anJ 3-D
moJols havo loon JovolopoJ lor toaching varohousing concopts anJ
matorial-hanJling oouipmont. This moJulo is intonJoJ to support tho
look Wcrld-clcss Wcrc/cvsiuv cud Mctcricl Hcudliuv.
11.5.1 Sample Animation 1: Order-Pickin Schemev
This animation summarizos tho picking schomos in a varohouso, as
oxplainoJ in lrazollo (2001). lroo-lorm picking takos placo vhon thoro is
no zoning in tho varohouso. ln this sconario, tvo possililitios aro singlo-
orJor picking anJ latch picking (liguro 11.1a). ln singlo-orJor picking,
tho orJor pickor travols on a nov routo to pick oach nov orJor (liguro
11.1l). ln latch picking, tho orJor pickor picks tvo or moro orJors on tho
samo routo.
ln zono picking, oach orJor pickor is allocatoJ to a particular zono,
anJ is rosponsillo ol picking tho orJors in his or hor zono. Bocauso tho
itoms vithin tho samo orJor may lo pickoJ at Jilloront zonos simultan-
oously, thoro is a nooJ to comlino thoso picks into a singlo vholo. Tvo
stratogios to achiovo this aro progrossivo assomlly anJ Jovnstroam sorta-
tion. ln progrossivo assomlly, tho lirst orJor pickor picks tho itoms in an
orJor that rosiJo in his or hor zono, anJ puts tho toto or lox containing tho
incomploto orJor to tho origin point lor tho soconJ zono (liguro 11.1c). Tho
noxt orJor pickor soizos vhat tho procoJing orJor pickor has accumulatoJ
anJ continuos picking tho itoms in tho orJor that rosiJo in his or hor rogion.
ln Jovnstroam-sortation stratogy, tho orJor pickor in oach zono loavos
tho incomploto orJor, that ho or sho pickoJ, into a convoyor, anJ tho
convoyor carrios tho totos or loxos to a sortation point (liguro 11.1J).
11.5.2 Sample Animation 2: Pick-to-Liht Syvtem
OrJor picking in most varohousos involvos minimal tochnology. A typical
orJor-picking tour starts vith rocoipt ol a picking list, vhich Jisplays
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(a)
(b)
Freeform picking/singIe order picking
Figurc 11.1 Animation for iIIustrating picking scbcmcs in a warcbousc.
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(c)
Freeform picking/Progressive AssembIy
(d)
Freeform Picking/Downstream Sortation
Figurc 11.1 (continucd)
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tho itom numlor (also rolorroJ to as stock-kooping unit (SKU) numlor), tho
itom location, anJ tho numlor ol units to pick. Tho orJor pickor
sorts tho itoms to lo pickoJ in his or hor minJ, anJ thon visits oach itom`s
location to mako tho picks (liguro 11.2a). Tasks that consumo timo Juring
this classical moJo ol orJor picking aro travoling, soarching, oxtracting,
anJ Jocumonting.
Ono prollom oncountoroJ in most orJor-picking oporations is tho
orronoous picking ol itoms. A pick-to-light systom is a solution that toch-
nology ollors to roJuco tho timos lor tho montionoJ tasks anJ to roJuco
orJor-picking orrors (liguro 11.2l). ln a pick-to-light systom, an inJicator
light anJ an oloctronic numoric Jisplay inlorm tho orJor pickor on vhoro to
pick lrom anJ in vhat ouantity. Tho orJor pickor is roliovoJ lrom tho
lurJon ol soarching tho itom locations anJ-to a Jogroo-roliovoJ lrom
othor tasks. Picking orrors aro also olsorvoJ to Jocroaso vhon pick-to-light
systoms aro implomontoJ. Thus tho pick-to-light systom is a viallo option
that can roJuco costs anJ incroaso orJor-picking accuracy in a varohouso.
ln this animation, tho usor is oxpoctoJ to pick tvo soparato orJors, lirst
lrom storago locations vithout any pick-to-light systoms anJ soconJ lrom
(a)
Figurc 11.2 Fick-to-Iigbt svstcm animation.
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storago locations vith pick-to-light systoms. Evon though tho usor is givon
pick lists in loth sconarios, orJor picking is groatly lacilitatoJ ly tho pick-to-
light systoms in tho soconJ sconario. Thus tho usor oxporioncos lirsthanJ
tho lonolits ol pick-to-light systoms.
11.5.3 Sample 3-D Model
liguro 11.3 illustratos tho 3-D moJol lor automatoJ itom-Jisponsing
machino, as viovoJ lrom vithin a Wol lrovsor. lt is roouiroJ to
install tho SoliJWorks Viovor soltvaro lolorohanJ to lo allo to viov tho
3-D moJols.
Tho automatoJ itom-Jisponsing machino is also rolorroJ to as A-lramo,
locauso it is composoJ ol tvo rovs ol Jisponsors positionoJ in tho lorm ol
tho lottor A, vith a lolt convoyor running unJornoath. Tho inlormation
rogarJing tho itoms to lo pickoJ (JisponsoJ) is communicatoJ to tho
A-lramo anJ tho Jisponsors automatically kick tho lottommost packagos
ol tho itoms to lo pickoJ onto tho convoyor. Workors continuously looJ
tho Jisponsors vith itoms pickoJ lrom othor systoms such as tho gravity
(b)
Figurc 11.2 (continucd)
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llov rack (as in liguro 11.3). Pick (Jisponsing) ratos vith tho A-lramo
can roach up to 2000 picks por hour. Tho A-lramo is ospocially applicallo
in inJustrios vhich roouiro high throughput ol small itoms vith unilorm
sizo anJ shapo`` (lrazollo, 2001). Ono can linJ this oouipmont loing usoJ in
varohousos lrom vhich cosmotics, vholosalo Jrugs, compact Jiscs, anJ
pullications aro JistrilutoJ.
Onco tho 3-D moJol is oponoJ lrom vithin a lrovsor, tho usor is allo
to intoractivoly oxploro tho oouipmont moJol. Zooming, panning, anJ
rotating aro somo ol tho vays in vhich tho usor can intoract vith tho
moJol. Thoso actions onallo tho usor to locus on Jotails, locus at
spocilic soctions ol tho oouipmont, anJ to olsorvo tho moJol lrom tho
lost vioving anglo.
11.6 Tcacbing How to Savc Warcbousc Spacc
(ModuIc 2)
ln this soction, a samplo animation is oxplainoJ lrom VoJulo 2, Hov to
Savo Warohouso Spaco.`` Tho animation illustratos lJoa 2 suggostoJ ly
Figurc 11.3 3-D modcI for automatcd itcm-dispcnsing macbinc (A-framc).
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Kuchta (2004). lt shoulJ lo notoJ that somo ol tho animations in VoJulo 2
rolloct tho iJoas prosontoJ in tho Mcdcru Mctcricls Hcudliuv magazino
(VVH, 2004).
11.6.1 Sample Animation 3
liguro 11.4 illustratos hov to savo varohouso spaco through proviJing
lriJgos ovor cross-aislos. liguro 11.4a shovs a storago llock vithout any
cross-aislos, vhich lroouontly roouiros tho orJor pickor to Jotour arounJ
tho storago llock. This causos vastoJ timo Juring orJor picking. Tho classic
solution to romoJy this prollom is to ostallish a cross-aislo that proviJos a
ouick pass vay lrom ono siJo ol tho storago llock to tho othor siJo.
Hovovor, cross-aislos aro lroouontly implomontoJ so as to consumo tho
vholo vortical spaco, rosulting in loss ol storago spaco. Tho solution is to
proviJo lriJgos ovor cross-aislos as in liguro 11.4, vhich onallos tho
roclamation ol othorviso-lost vortical spaco.
(a) Provide bridges over cross aisles for convenient access
(b) Provide bridges over cross aisles for convenient access
Bridged
cross aisle
Bridged
end of aisle
Possible
additional
storage
Figurc 11.4 Animation sbowing bow to savc warcbousc spacc tbrougb providing
bridgcs ovcr cross-aisIcs.
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11.7 Otbcr FossibIc TccbnoIogics and Approacbcs
ln this soction somo ol tho othor possillo tochnologios anJ approachos,
vhich can lo applioJ in Jovoloping varohousing courso matorials, aro
JiscussoJ.
11.7.1 3-D Virtual Warehouvev
lnstructors can Jovolop or contriluto to tho Jovolopmont ol 3-D virtual
onvironmonts that simulato roal-vorlJ varohousos. Thoso virtual onviron-
monts can lo croatoJ using simulation soltvaro vith 3-D visualization
capalilitios, such as AutomoJ.' Simulation moJols ol varohousing systoms
havo loon usoJ to toach simulation (StanJriJgo, 2000), anJ can as voll lo
usoJ lor toaching varohousing concopts. Ono can also luilJ tho virtual
varohousos using 3-D visualization anJ animation soltvaro lilrarios or
gamo onginos.
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Dovolopors ol such loarning onvironmonts can loarn a
groat Joal lrom practicos ol high-prolilo companios that proviJo loarning
solutions vith intoractivo 3-D graphics. Ono such company is 3-Dsolvo.
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lasoJ training, incluJing implomontations through tho opon-sourco Cro-
ouot oporating systom.
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11.7.2 360 Panoramic Scenev
Virtual varohousos can also lo croatoJ through immorsivo 360 panoramic
sconos. A panoramic scono is constructoJ through stitching togothor a
sorios ol imagos covoring tho 360 surrounJing viov using spocializoJ
soltvaro.
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Somo panorama soltvaro proJucts onallo ostallishing hypor-
links to othor sconos through hot spots vithin a givon scono. ln using this
tochnology ono can croato a multituJo ol 360 sconos vithin a varohouso
anJ can thus proviJo tho usors a virtual tour ol tho lacility.
11.7.3 Media-Fnhanced Cave Studiev
Supply-chain managomont classos typically involvo Jiscussion anJ assign-
mont ol lusinoss caso stuJios. lmplomontation ol thoso caso stuJios can
signilicantly lo onhancoJ ly Joscriling tho prolloms using animations
anJ 3-D virtual vorlJs. Caso stuJios covoring supply-chain managomont
anJ varohousing can lo lounJ in various toxtlooks, tvo ol vhich aro
ly Dornior ot al. (1998) anJ ly Simchi-Iovi ot al. (2002). Somo ol tho casos
in thoso looks aro lrom tho HarvarJ Businoss School (HBS) Casos colloc-
tion,
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lrom tho HBS Casos colloction that aro ospocially suitallo lor aJopting in
varohousing classos aro tho lolloving:
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Jovolop, contriluto to tho Jovolopmont ol, or at loast uso soltvaro
Jomonstration viJoos lor toaching various soltvaro tools that aro usoJ in
varohouso planning, Josign, anJ managomont. Soltvaro packagos that can
lo taught incluJo WVS, Jocision-support soltvaro, sproaJshoots, Jatalasos,
anJ moJoling onvironmonts lor simulation anJ optimization ol varohousing
systoms. Tho soltvaro Jomonstration viJoos aro croatoJ ly lirst capturing
tho on-scroon actions anJ rocorJing any auJio input as tho usor porlorms
actions, oJiting tho capturoJ scroons anJ auJio, anJ thon linally pullishing
tho rosulting viJoos in popular multimoJia or viJoo lormats, such as .avi
anJ .svl (AJolo llash animation lormat), rospoctivoly. Onco a soltvaro
Jomonstration is rocorJoJ, it is also possillo to onhanco it ly aJJing
captions, imagos, luttons, anJ highlights. Ono highly capallo commorcial
packago that onallos croation ol soltvaro Jomonstration viJoos is AJolo
Captivato.' DomoChargo
Thoy can lo
accossoJ through tho lroo lnlormation lountain link at http:vvv.ortok.
inlo. Tho VlT Iiconso givos comploto lrooJom to anyono to uso tho matorial
in any vay ho or sho likos, suljoct to tho conJition that tho authors vill not
lo holJ liallo in any vay lrom any unlavorallo situations that might ariso.
This liconso vas soloctoJ locauso it vas lounJ to lo tho most lrooJom-
granting`` soltvaro liconso among thoso approvoJ ly tho Opon Sourco
lnitiativo.
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11.9 Futurc Work
Ono luturo path to improvo tho oJucational matorial JoscriloJ horo is to
convort tho JovolopoJ 3-D moJols to othor lilo lormats so that thoy can lo
omloJJoJ into simulation soltvaro proJucts vith 3-D animation capalility,
such as AutomoJ, Arona, PromoJol, Ouost, anJ Taylor ll. lor oxamplo, tho
AutomoJ soltvaro' supports importing ol tho VPVI (.vrl), Opon lnvontor
(.iv), 3D StuJio (.3Js), AutoCAD (.Jxl), anJ IightWavo (.lvo) 3-D graphic
lormats (Avtccd 11.u Uscrs Gvidc, 2003). Hovovor tho moJols Jovol-
opoJ in our projoct aro currontly availallo in SoliJWorks graphic lormat anJ
havo to lo convortoJ to ono ol tho montionoJ lormats anJ tostoJ. This may
lo a vory timo-consuming task, locauso our trials to convort tho moJols to
VPVI lormat lrom vithin SoliJWorks rosultoJ in unsatislactory output.
Anothor luturo vork is convorting tho moJols into 3-D graphic lilo
lormats vhich onallo thom to lo omloJJoJ Jiroctly into Wol pagos,
vithout having to install spocial viovor programs. Ono notallo company
that proviJos tho tochnology lor such lunctionality is Domicron,
vhich
proviJos tho soltvaro that onallos Wol-lasoJ intoraction vith 3-D moJols
lrom vithin Java applots.
Enhancing tho intoractivo animations through roal-vorlJ viJoos, lottor
graphics, anJ lottor usor intorlacos, anJ implomonting tho tochnologios
JiscussoJ in Soction 11. aro yot othor possililitios lor luturo vork.
Ono important consiJoration lor thoso luilJing o-loarning onvironmonts
is to conlorm to voll-ostallishoJ spocilications anJ stanJarJs, such as
sharoallo contont oljoct roloronco moJol (SCOPV).
Unlortunatoly, tho
o-loarning matorials roportoJ in this chaptor voro not JovolopoJ in con-
lormanco vith any such stanJarJs. Povising tho JovolopoJ matorials anJ
tho gonoral structuro ol tho loarning moJulos accorJing to ono ol tho voll-
accoptoJ stanJarJs is honco anothor possillo aroa lor luturo vork.
AcknowIcdgmcnts
Tho author is thanklul to tho lolloving curront anJ past stuJonts ol Salanci
Univorsity lor contriluting to tho projoct JoscriloJ in this chaptor: Halil
Koskin, O
http:vvv.Jomicron.com
http:vvv.aJlnot.govscorm
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tho Josign ol tho intoractivo animations. AnJ linally, tho author thanks
Salanci Univorsity unJorgraJuato stuJonts Hakan Kalolioglu anJ Umut
Karaarslan lor thoir guiJanco in solocting tho most lrooJom-granting``
liconso, namoly tho VlT liconso, loloro making tho oJucational matorials
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