Modeling cross-docking operations using discrete event simulation

CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Volumn 601, Issue , 2010, Pages 113-120

  Arnaout, Georges ^a   Rodriguez Velasquez, Elkin ^a   Rabadi, Ghaith ^a   Musa, Rami ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b 1995 North Park Place   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross docking; Discrete event simulation; Scheduling; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CROSSDOCKING; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; SIMULATION MODEL;

INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SCHEDULING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84888311696     PISSN: 16130073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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