Evaluating order throughput time in 2-block warehouses with time window batching

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 654-664

  Van Nieuwenhuyse, Inneke ^a   de Koster, René B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Order batching; Order picking and sorting; Warehousing

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER ORDERS; LEAD TIME; ORDER BATCHING; ORDER PICKING AND SORTING; THROUGHPUT TIME; TIME WINDOWS; WAREHOUSING;

WINDOWS;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 70349198262     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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