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Case-Oriented Paper

Improving product location and order picking activities in a distribution centre

J RenaudInteruniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Laval UniversityQuebecCanada;Laval UniversityQuebecCanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A RuizInteruniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), Laval UniversityQuebecCanada;Laval UniversityQuebecCanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1603-1613 | Received 01 Dec 2005, Accepted 01 Aug 2007, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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