Engineering Faculty Internship: Integrated Distribution Center Design and Operation at an Apparel Manufacturer

小行星9412646 这个实习项目的目的是研究决策模型的使用，整合服装配送中心的设计和运营问题。 两个配送中心是该项目的目标。 这些中心位于亚历山大市和亚拉巴马的蒙哥马利。 待研究的模型将包括订单累积/分拣、仓库布局和订单拣选等问题。 集成的原因来自于这些问题之间的相互作用，影响配送中心的性能。 该项目所处的领域是美国工业面临激烈国际竞争的领域。 该项目的结果将被仓库运营商和管理人员用于设计和运营更高效的仓库和配送中心，这些仓库和配送中心对基于时间的服务问题（如准时交货和快速订单周转时间）更具响应性。

9412646 Meller The objective of this faculty internship project is to investigate the use of decision models that integrate problems of design and operation in an apparel distribution center. Two distribution centers are the targets of the project. These centers are located in Alexander City and Montgomery, Alabama. The models to be investigated will incorporate problems of order accumulation/sortation, warehouse layout, and order picking. The reason for the integration comes from the interactions between these problems in affecting the performance of a distribution center. The project is in an area that American industries face steep international competition. The results from the project will be used by warehouse operators and managers to design and operate more efficient warehouses and distribution centers that are more responsive to time-based service issues such as just-in-time delivery and quick order turn around time.