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Abstract
Motivated by recent claims on the potential value of integration in warehouse management, this study evaluates the benefits arising from integrating the planning of order picking and packing processes in e-commerce warehouses. A set of research questions are proposed for exploring various benefits under different operational conditions and an experimental study is designed to answer them. In order to have a concrete model to represent the integrated planning method, a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model is developed, and then compared against a non-integrated variation. The experimental study makes the comparisons by analysing the collected empirical data from a real-life warehouse. Our 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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-81 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
Volume | 301 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 2 Oct 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Aug 2022 |
Funding
We acknowledge Shenzhen YH Global Supply Chain Co, Ltd. for supporting this research financially, and for providing access to their operations and expertise. We also thank Dr Wenrong Lu, Dr Philip Woodall, Dr Dimitris Zissis and Dr Alena Puchkova for their help.
Keywords
- E-commerce
- Integration
- Logistics
- Order picking and packing
- Warehousing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Modelling and Simulation
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Information Systems and Management
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DASHLog - Dynamic and Adaptable Supply Chain Logistics System
Giannikas, V. (PI)
Shenzhen YH Global Supply Chain Co Ltd
20/11/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Other