Chaotic Warehouse

The following paper presents the result of a research conducted in a multi-product warehouse of an automotive supplier. The objective was to apply a tool to establish the rules of distribution and placement of products. Once the investigation was completed, the reduction of idle times per hours/week was obtained in two of the initial processes. The storage allocation and location policies propose a system of optimal use of space in this area, to avoid implications that concern the handling and flow of materials. It is worth mentioning that the proposed system can be applied in warehouses that have size and/or space restrictions in the storage area, as well as different brands, production characteristics and physical specifications for which the establishment of warehouses under the traditional management concept of allocation without slack leads to loss of material, unregistered parts, use of storage areas with non-corresponding material, inventory errors, etc.