Logistics drivers for shelf stacking in grocery retail stores: Potential for efficiency improvement

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 620-632

  van Zelst, Susan ^a   van Donselaar, Karel ^a   van Woensel, Tom ^a   Broekmeulen, Rob ^a   Fransoo, Jan ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Handling; Model; Motion and time study; Retail operations; Shelf stacking; Store

Indexed keywords

HANDLING; MOTION AND TIME STUDY; RETAIL OPERATIONS; SHELF STACKING; STORE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; PROFITABILITY; SALES; TIME AND MOTION STUDY; WAREHOUSES;

RETAIL STORES;

EID: 70349192943     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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