Models for automated storage and retrieval systems: A literature review

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 7110-7125

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

^a INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

AS RS; simulation; warehouse design; warehousing systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; EVALUATION MODELS; INDUSTRIAL USERS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; REPETITIVE TASK; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SIMULATION; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS; STATIC APPROACH; WAREHOUSE DESIGN; WAREHOUSING SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; TRAVEL TIME; WAREHOUSES;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84868677923     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.633234     Document Type: Article

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