A travel time estimation model for a high-level picker-to-part system with class-based storage policies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1054-1066

  Pan, Jason Chao Hsien ^a   Wu, Ming Hung ^a   Chang, Wen Liang ^b  

^a TAKMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Facilities planning and design; Logistics; Order picking; Warehouse layout

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; TRAVEL TIME;

CLASS-BASED STORAGES; FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN; HIGH-LEVEL STORAGE; ORDER PICKING; PICKING OPERATIONS; TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATION; WAREHOUSE CONFIGURATIONS; WAREHOUSE LAYOUT;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 84899911442     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.02.037     Document Type: Article

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