Research Article

An Integrated Metaheuristic Routing Method for Multiple-Block Warehouses with Ultranarrow Aisles and Access Restriction

Table 1

Detailed configurations of warehouse scenarios.

Layout scenario Number of blocks Number of cross aisles Number of connect aisles Front restriction Back restriction

1 1 1 2 Yes No
2 1 1 2 No Yes
3 1 2 2 No No
4 2 1 3 Yes No
5 2 1 3 No Yes
6 2 2 3 No No
7 2 2 2 Yes No
8 2 2 2 No Yes
9 2 3 2 No No
10 4 3 3 No No
11 4 3 2 Yes Yes
12 8 3 3 Yes Yes