Costs and opportunities of moving picking activities upstream in distribution networks: A case study from the beverage industry

Elisa Gebennini, Andrea Grassi, Bianca Rimini and Eleonora Depietri

International Journal of Production Economics, 2013, vol. 143, issue 2, 342-348

Abstract: The work addresses the reconfiguration of distribution networks where order picking activities have a significant impact on the system performance. In particular, the effects of moving picking activities upstream in the network are investigated taking into consideration an actual case study from the beverage industry.

Keywords: Distribution network; Multi-item; Picking; Centralization; Automation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.016

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