Scheduling trucks in cross docking systems with temporary storage and dock repeat truck holding pattern using genetic algorithm

Cross docking is one of the most important issues in management of supply chains. In cross docking, different items delivered to a warehouse by inbound trucks are directly arranged and reorganized based on customer demands, routed and loaded into outbound trucks for delivery purposes to customers wi...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Ghobadian, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Mahdi Naderi-Beni, Hassan Javanshir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2013-02-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol3/msl_2012_324.pdf