The invention provides an electronic device and a method for managing a shelf configuration in a warehouse. The method includes the following. A number of aisles is obtained by using a number-of-aisles-optimization-function associated with warehouse-structure-information. A number of turnstiles is obtained by using a number-of-turnstiles-optimization-function associated with the warehouse-structure-information. A commodity placement mode is obtained by using a commodity-score-function associated with order information and commodity information. The number of aisles, the number of turnstiles, and the commodity placement mode are used as a warehouse shelf configuration result.