Picking-replenishment synchronization for robotic forward-reserve warehouses

Forward-reserve strategy is commonly applied when processing a large number of small orders. This paper considers robotic forward-reserve warehouses, where pick locations are brought to workers by mobile robots in the forward area. The authors treat the critical problem of unsatisfactory efficiency in the robotic forward area. A picking-replenishment synchronization mechanism (PRSM) is thereby proposed, which optimally attains a balance between replenishment efforts and picking efficiency. The resulting problem is formulated and solved by a tailored variable neighborhood search procedure integrated with a divide-and-conquer paradigm. Numerical results reveal remarkable benefits of PRSM over the conventional random schemes under different scenarios.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102138
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554520307845
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  • © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Jiang, Min
  • Leung, K H
  • Lyu, Zhongyuan
  • Huang, George Q
• Publication Date: 2020-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 144
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Electronic commerce; Logistics; Robotics; Warehouses; Warehousing
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01760788
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 11 2020 3:05PM