Energy Consumption in a Distributional Warehouse: A Practical Case Study for Different Warehouse Technologies

Energy consumption by distribution warehouses has become an essential component of green warehousing and research on reducing the carbon footprint supply chains. in is a complex multilayered problem, which generally considered literature relation to its detailed components, not as part comparative studies. In this article, authors consider six cross-sectional variants warehouse technology, from manual fully automatic, analyze energy various configurations. A methodology for estimating storage space determining proposed. The balance includes material handling equipment operation, building maintenance (heating, cooling, lighting, etc.), generated photovoltaic system roof. Then, operational costs are estimated and, their basis, automation index determined. allows analysis mechanization warehouse. It shown that significant spent maintaining building, especially case facilities with low degree automation.