On storage assignment policies for unit-load automated storage and retrieval systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-892

  Gagliardi, Jean Philippe ^a   Renaud, Jacques ^a   Ruiz, Angel ^a  

^a INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

automated storage and retrieval systems; class based storage; discrete event simulation; full turnover based storage; storage assignment; warehousing

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; CLASS-BASED; DISCRETE EVENTS; STORAGE ASSIGNMENT; TURNOVER-BASED STORAGE; WAREHOUSING;

INDUSTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84860014587     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.543939     Document Type: Article

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