Warehousing in the Global Supply Chain Advanced Models, Tools and Applications for Storage Systems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Manzini, Riccardo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Robotics.; Automation.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Industrial engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Robotics and Automation.

With increased globalization and offshore sourcing, global supply chain management is becoming an important issue for many businesses as it involves a company's worldwide interests and suppliers rather than simply a local or national orientation. The storage systems significantly affect the lev...

Table of Contents:

• Order-Picking by Cellular Bucket Brigades: A Case Study
• Performance of Order Picking Systems
• Warehouse Layouts
• Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems: Travel Time Models and Control Policies
• Analytical and Numerical Modeling of AS/RS Cycle Time in Class-based Storage Warehousing
• A New Technology for Unit-Load Automated Storage System: Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System
• The Logistics Reengineering Process in a Warehouse/Order Fulfillment System: A Case Study
• Designing Unit Load Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
• Intelligent Optimization Methods for Industrial Systems
• Design and Optimization of Picking in the Case of Multi-item Multi-location Multi-pallet Customer Orders
• Order Batching in Order Picking Warehouses
• Warehouse Management: Productivity Improvement in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems.