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Title

A Configurator System for Warehouse Storage Distribution

Author

Maria Elejoste, Juan Manuel Besga, Jose Angel Lakunza

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Jose Angel Lakunza on 11/7/2011

Status

published

Category

Case Studies

Industry

Machinery and Equipment

Content Focus

Company related – solution space development

Keywords

Configurators, Spatial Configuration, CAD systems, Offer generation

Abstract

When Mecalux faces the task of improving the warehouse or creating a new one for a customer, must to give a solution for the following aspects: • The warehouse capacity in terms of pallet, basket, container, etc. (Rate of occupation) • Its cost, either per unit to be stored or in total. • The graphic design that different constraints on the premises might provide for (roofs, columns..). • The quotation of the installation With these initial requirements, IKERLAN has developed a Warehouse Interactive Configurator System. This system has generated an increase in productivity between 5 and 10 times greater than the previous system used. Nowadays a simple quotation can be done in a few minutes, an a large one in just a couple of hours. The application challenges the traditional use of CAD software for space planning and is developed to meet the specific needs of customers, distributors and consultants of the company. This system saves the designers’ time by allowing easy creation of layout drawings as well as automatic calculations, quotations, bills of material and drawings. This paper will present in more detail the proposed solution and the developed system.

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Bibliography

International Mass Customization Meeting (2006)

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