Improving postponement operation in warehouse: An intelligent pick-and-pack decision-support system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 7181-7197

  Tse, Y K ^a   Tan, K H ^b   Ting, S L ^c   Choy, K L ^c   Ho, G T S ^c   Chung, S H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3PL; intelligent systems; picks and pack operation; postponement

Indexed keywords

3PL; DECISION SUPPORTS; HYBRID INTELLIGENT SYSTEM; LOGISTICS COMPANY; MASS CUSTOMISATION; PICKS AND PACK OPERATION; POSTPONEMENT; STOCK KEEPING UNIT; WAREHOUSE OPERATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; WAREHOUSES;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84868705175     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.643505     Document Type: Article

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