... and operational performance of warehouses. Design/methodology/approach – Four different focus areas have been identified and for each one different methodologies and streams of research have been studied. Findings – The study underlines the importance of facility management for the logistics...

...Alberto De Marco; Giulio Mangano Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prove that maintenance cost of warehouses is correlated to the performance of the logistic business, together with other relevant operational factors. Design/methodology/approach The relationships between indicators...

...José Ignacio Huertas; Jenny Díaz Ramírez; Federico Trigos Salazar Purpose The purpose of this article is to present a model to estimate and evaluate the operational costs of alternative layouts for large capacity warehouses or distribution centers with a large variety of goods. Design...