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The forgotten sons: Warehousing systems for brick-and-mortar retail chains

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The basic requirements within both business segments are elaborate and suited warehousing systems for brick-and-mortar stores (e.g., fully-automated case picking) are identified.
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This article is published in European Journal of Operational Research.The article was published on 2021-01-16. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Order (business) & Brick and mortar.

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Storage Location Assignment: Using the Product Structure to Reduce Order Picking Times

TL;DR: In this article, a strategy for prestructuring components and information for the picking work in storehouses is described, and a storage location assignment strategy emanating from the product structure is proposed, and exemplified by using empirical data from a case study.
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The effect of worker learning and forgetting on storage reassignment decisions in order picking systems

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model that investigates the impact of learning and forgetting of a heterogeneous workforce on order picking time and, consequently, on storage assignment decisions is presented. But the model is limited to the case of order picking.
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Practical factors in order picking planning: state-of-the-art classification and review

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the literature on order picking planning is presented, which identifies and classifies highly influential practical factors, shows the impact of these practical factors on the order picking performance, and illustrates how existing order picking models should be elaborated to account for practical factors.
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Integrated product and packaging decisions with secondary packaging returns and protective packaging management

TL;DR: Analysis of a two-stage, profit-oriented supply chain that employs disposable primary packaging, disposable protective packaging, and returnable secondary packaging in supplying the product to a price-conscious consumer supports the intuitive understanding that channels that adopt larger sized products can reduce packaging waste.
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Evaluating the benefits of picking and packing planning integration in e-commerce warehouses

TL;DR: Findings indicate that integrated picking and packing planning can yield improved performance in different aspects under different configurations of objectives, order quantities, order categories or workforce allocation.
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Design and control of warehouse order picking: A literature review

TL;DR: In this paper, a literature overview on typical decision problems in design and control of manual order-picking processes is given, focusing on optimal (internal) layout design, storage assignment methods, routing methods, order batching and zoning.
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An improved typology of cutting and packing problems

TL;DR: An improved typology of C&P problems is presented, which is partially based on Dyckhoff’s original ideas, but introduces new categorisation criteria, which define problem categories different from those of Dykhoff.
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A typology of cutting and packing problems

TL;DR: The paper develops a consistent and systematic approach for a comprehensive typology integrating the various kinds of problems, founded on the basic logical structure of cutting and packing problems.
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Consumer Surplus in the Digital Economy: Estimating the Value of Increased Product Variety at Online Booksellers

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a framework and empirical estimates that quantify the economic impact of increased product variety made available through electronic markets, and they show that this variety can be a significantly larger source of consumer surplus gains.
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Research on warehouse operation: A comprehensive review

TL;DR: The purpose is to provide a bridge between academic researchers and warehouse practitioners, explaining what planning models and methods are currently available for warehouse operations, and what are the future research opportunities.
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The role of warehousing management systems in the food retail industry?

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