A Heuristic for SKU Assignment and Allocation in an A-Frame System
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With the need for extremely high accuracy in pharmaceutical distribution, automated technologies are standard for order fulfillment and specifying the automated system that best meets storage and throughput constraints is a complex process. This research provides a heuristic to address the issues related to SKU assignment and allocation in the most common automated order picking system, an A-frame dispenser system. Representative data from the pharmaceutical industry are used to illustrate the heuristic and the economics involved in these systems.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008