Retail Spatial Design with a Racetrack Aisle Network Considering Revenue and Adjacencies
Date: Feb. 18, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: 3210 Shelby Center
Haluk Yapicioglu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Auburn University
Biography
Yapicioglu was born in Ankara, Turkey. He graduated from Anadolu University with
a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and earned his master's degree from
Middle East Technical University. After completing military service, he joined
the doctoral program in industrial and systems engineering at Auburn University
and graduated in 2008.
Abstract
Retail Spatial Design with a Racetrack Aisle Network Considering Revenue and
Adjacencies
Yapicioglu will discuss a novel model and solution for designing the block layout
of a retail store. This new approach consists of placing departments in a racetrack
configuration within the store according to area and shape constraints. The aisle
network is comprised of the racetrack, which serves as the main travel path for
customers, and egress aisles. It considers the area allocated to each department,
contiguity of the departments to the aisle network, adjacency requirements among
departments and revenues.
