Case Study l mt ng dng ca h tr gip quyt nh ca vn b tr sp xp kho. Vic b tr, sp xp kho l chia nh khu vc lu tr ca nh kho cho tng loi sn phm sao cho tng khong cch gia khu vc lu tr v Dock l nh nht.Chng ta chia sn ca nh kho thnh li A n v, gi l Bays.1 s thut ng dng trong bo coBays: Chng ta chia sn nh kho thnh 1 li ma trn. c nh bng k=1,2,ADocks: Nh kho c th c n Docks c nh s j=1,2,n. Mi loi sn phm mun di chuyn ra ngoi kho th phi thong qua Docks. Chng ta gi khong cch gia mi Bays ti mi Docks l dkjProduct types: Mi nh kho c m sn phm c nh s i=1,2,m. Mi sn phm loi ii c gn cho mi vng Ai trong nh kho. Chng ta gi s nh kho din tch sn cha tt c cc loi sn phm.i A i A

Mi loi sn phm s cho 1 nhu cu khc nhau c gi l Demand (Di). Khi mt loi sn phm c lu tr trn 1 bays th tng Demand ca sn phm trn mi khu vc lu tr l D i / A i .Mi loi sn phm tng tc vi mt Docks 1 tn s khc nhau.Chng ta nh ngha tn s mi Docks l Fij. Tng tn s ca cc Dock = 1 Chng ta gn mi loi sn phm cho khu vc nh kho vi loi sn phm c trng s Demand cao nht c nm gn Dock. xc nh c th ta nh ngha 1 trng s Wij xc nh mi loi sn phm trn 1 khu vc lu tr i n v i t 1 Dock j c th.W ij = F ij * D i / A i