Aisle configurationsfor unit-load warehouses

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-182

  Gue, Kevin R ^a   Meller, Russell D ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Aisle design; Material handling; Unit loads; Warehousing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MILITARY OPERATIONS; WAREHOUSES;

AISLE DESIGN; ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; MATERIAL HANDLING; PIECE WISES; STORAGE RACKS; UNIT-LOADS; WAREHOUSING;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 58249088309     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170802112726     Document Type: Article

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