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Adaptacja heurystyki s-shape na potrzeby wyznaczenia trasy przejścia w niestandardowym układzie strefy kompletacji zamówień
Adaptation of the s-shape heuristic for the custom layout of the order-picking zone

Author(s): Aleksandra Sabo-Zielonka, Grzegorz Tarczyński
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: order-picking; s-shape heuristic; custom warehouse layout

Summary/Abstract: In the paper the custom warehouse layout is considered where pickers move through the picking aisles according to the modified s-shape heuristic. The authors analyse the order-picking process for different storage policies using both simulations and analytical approach. For the analytical analysis the equations for average order-picking time are developed and adjusted.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 446
  • Page Range: 207-223
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish