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Clustering algorithms for order picking in an automated storage and retrieval system
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Heuristic algorithms for batching a set of orders such that the total distance travelled by the order picking machine is minimized are presented and their efficiency and validity are illustrated through computer simulation.Abstract:
This paper deals with an order picking problem in an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). We present heuristic algorithms for batching a set of orders such that the total distance travelled by the order picking machine is minimized. These algorithms are based on cluster analysis and their efficiency and validity are illustrated through computer simulation. The results show that the algorithms developed perform substantially better than those from previous studies.read more
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Design and control of warehouse order picking: A literature review
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A survey of literature on automated storage and retrieval systems
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Warehouse design and control: Framework and literature review
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Cluster Analysis
TL;DR: This fourth edition of the highly successful Cluster Analysis represents a thorough revision of the third edition and covers new and developing areas such as classification likelihood and neural networks for clustering.
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Pattern recognition principles
Julius T. Tou,Rafael C. Gonzalez +1 more
TL;DR: The present work gives an account of basic principles and available techniques for the analysis and design of pattern processing and recognition systems.
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Order-Picking in a Rectangular Warehouse: A Solvable Case of the Traveling Salesman Problem
TL;DR: This paper addresses the problem of order-picking in a rectangular warehouse that contains crossovers only at the ends of aisles by presenting an algorithm for picking an order in minimum time.
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Algorithms for optimal material handling in automatic warehousing systems
TL;DR: Four heuristic algorithms for handling orders in automatic warehousing systems are presented and optimal tours are found by using the travelling salesman algorithm.
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Computerized algorithms for order processing in automated warehousing systems
TL;DR: New algorithms for processing a set of orders in automated warehousing systems are presented and the travelling salesman algorithm is utilized to determine the optimal distance travelled within the warehouse for every group of orders.