Example application of the cognitive design procedure for an order pick system: Case study

We present a numerical case study to illustrate a cognitive design procedure for an order pick system (OPS), which has been established through a series of interviews with and presentations to OPS experts and literature review. The design procedure and related issues are discussed in the order of input, selection, and evaluation stages along with iterative aspects of top-down decomposition and bottom-up modification. Included are managerial considerations; transaction data description; replenishment fulfillment; overall structure and detailed subsystem specification in reserve, picking, and sorting areas; and subsystem reconciliation and evaluation.