Enhancing performance in order picking processes by dynamic storage systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4785-4806

  Yu, Mengfei ^a   De Koster, René ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AS RS; Order picking; Storage; Warehousing

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC STORAGE; LABOUR COSTS; MAXIMUM THROUGH-PUT; ONLINE ORDERS; ORDER PICKERS; ORDER PICKING; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION MODELLING; STABILITY CONDITION; TRAVEL TIME; WORKER HOURS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; THROUGHPUT; WAGES;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 77953635178     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903055693     Document Type: Article

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