Cost and throughput modeling of manual and automated order fulfillment systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 589-603

  Russell, Mardi L ^a   Meller, Russell D ^b  

^a Product Group Head   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; MANUAL CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THROUGHPUT;

BATCHING; ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC FACTORS;

MANUFACTURING DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0038141182     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170304358     Document Type: Article

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