Travel time estimation and order batching in a 2-block warehouse

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 374-388

  Le Duc, Tho ^a   de Koster, René M B M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Logistics; Order batching; Order picking; Warehousing

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS HANDLING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; THROUGHPUT;

ORDER BATCHING; ORDER BATCHING PROBLEM (OBP); ORDER PICKING;

WAREHOUSES;

MATERIALS HANDLING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PURCHASE ORDERS; THROUGHPUT; WARE HOUSES;

EID: 33748958093     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.03.052     Document Type: Article

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