This study aims at identifying the best strategy to temporarily store products within a buffer area in an Italian ceramic tile company. The storage policy is analyzed to maximize the storage capacity, facilitate operators' activities, and, consequently, improve the warehouse logistics performance. A discrete event simulation was conducted using Salabim, a Python based open-source software, in order to determine the best policy. We compare the performance of the current storage policy, based on technical production properties of products, and a newly proposed one, based on products' downstream destination. The results suggested that the proposed strategy significantly improves the performance of the buffer area management. The approach can be applied to different applications, contributing to the literature on simulation-based decision-making in material management. Furthermore, the study provides a functional case study showing the potential and achievable results of Salabim for modeling complex systems.

Improving buffer storage performance in ceramic tile industry via simulation / Taccini, Marco; Dotti, Giulia; Iori, Manuel; Subramanian, Anand. - (2023), pp. 1676-1687. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023 tenutosi a San Antonio, TX nel 10-13 Dicembre 2023) [10.1109/WSC60868.2023.10407555].

Improving buffer storage performance in ceramic tile industry via simulation

Marco Taccini;Giulia Dotti;Manuel Iori;
2023

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the best strategy to temporarily store products within a buffer area in an Italian ceramic tile company. The storage policy is analyzed to maximize the storage capacity, facilitate operators' activities, and, consequently, improve the warehouse logistics performance. A discrete event simulation was conducted using Salabim, a Python based open-source software, in order to determine the best policy. We compare the performance of the current storage policy, based on technical production properties of products, and a newly proposed one, based on products' downstream destination. The results suggested that the proposed strategy significantly improves the performance of the buffer area management. The approach can be applied to different applications, contributing to the literature on simulation-based decision-making in material management. Furthermore, the study provides a functional case study showing the potential and achievable results of Salabim for modeling complex systems.
2023
2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023
San Antonio, TX
10-13 Dicembre 2023
1676
1687
Taccini, Marco; Dotti, Giulia; Iori, Manuel; Subramanian, Anand
Improving buffer storage performance in ceramic tile industry via simulation / Taccini, Marco; Dotti, Giulia; Iori, Manuel; Subramanian, Anand. - (2023), pp. 1676-1687. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023 tenutosi a San Antonio, TX nel 10-13 Dicembre 2023) [10.1109/WSC60868.2023.10407555].
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