Similarity-based storage allocation rules in an order picking system: An application to the food service industry

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-247

  Bindi, Filippo ^a   Manzini, Riccardo ^a   Pareschi, Arrigo ^a   Regattieri, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clustering algorithms; Correlated storage assignment; Order picking system; Similarity coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949361367     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560903075943     Document Type: Article

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