Turnover-based storage in non-traditional unit-load warehouse designs

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 703-720

  Pohl, Letitia M ^a   Meller, Russell D ^a   Gue, Kevin R ^b  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dual command operations; fishbone aisles; flying V cross aisle; turnover based storage; Warehouses

Indexed keywords

DUAL-COMMAND OPERATIONS; FISHBONE AISLES; FLYING-V CROSS AISLE; NON-TRADITIONAL; RANDOM STORAGE; TRAVEL DISTANCE; TURNOVER-BASED STORAGE; UPPER CORNER; VELOCITY PROFILES; WAREHOUSE DESIGN;

DESIGN;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 79961003599     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0740817X.2010.549098     Document Type: Article

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