A note on worker blocking in narrow-aisle order picking systems when pick time is non-deterministic

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 392-404

  Parikh, Pratik J ^a   Meller, Russell D ^b  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis methods; Distribution center design; Distribution management; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; ANALYTICAL MODEL; DISTRIBUTION CENTER DESIGN; DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT; ORDER PICKING; TIME RATIO;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WAREHOUSES;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 77951121237     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170903171043     Document Type: Article

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