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A note on worker blocking in narrow-aisle order picking systems when pick time is non-deterministic

Pratik J. Parikh Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 45435, USA
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Russell D. Meller Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
Pages 392-404 | Received 01 Jun 2008, Accepted 01 Jun 2009, Published online: 08 Apr 2010

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