Decision rules for robotic mobile fulfillment systems

The Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems (RMFS) is a new type of robotized, parts-to-picker material handling system, designed especially for e-commerce warehouses. Robots bring movable shelves, called pods, to workstations where inventory is put on or removed from the pods. This paper simulates both...

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Main Authors: M. Merschformann, T. Lamballais, M.B.M. de Koster, L. Suhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Operations Research Perspectives
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214716019300946