Using an integrated order picking-vehicle routing problem to study the impact of delivery time windows in e-commerce

Abstract European e-commerce sales are increasing every year. Nowadays, customers buy more frequently online in smaller quantities. Handling this large amount of customer orders puts the logistic activities of the supply chain under pressure. At the same time, customers have high expectations concer...

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Main Authors: Katrien Ramaekers, An Caris, Stef Moons, Teun van Gils
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:European Transport Research Review
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12544-018-0333-5