CPU-Based Layout Design for Picker-to-Parts Pallet Warehouses
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·June 17, 2025kens
skavi
No issue with your analysis, but it’s a bit odd to say the “idea of Performance and Efficiency cores” is from the Core i5.
First, the i5 is a tier in Intel’s product stack and doesn’t refer to any specific generation. Core iX series processors have existed since 2009 and have started using (general purpose) heterogeneous cores only fairly recently (2020).
Second, I think most would credit ARM’s big.LITTLE tech (introduced in 2011) for the increase in popularity of these types of heterogeneous (general purpose) cores on modern SoCs.
almostgotcaught
lol the person you're responding to literally quoted the paper:
> 3. CPU-Based Layout Methodology
> The CPU-based layout in Figure 1 is inspired by the structural logic of the Intel Core i5 series Processor, segmenting warehouse spaces into specialized zones
also jesus christ who cares - it's just a metaphor not stolen valor.
This isn't as "CPU-based" as I had hoped, just metaphorically taking the idea of Performance and Efficiency cores from the Core i5. The simulated warehouse has a Performance zone, with ground-level storage for items that are needed frequently, an Efficiency Zone, with high-density racks for low-frequency items, and a Shared Zone for mid-frequency items and overflow. The simulation showed that this idea worked best, but the paper doesn't investigate why.