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Large-scale order batching in parallel-aisle picking systems

Soondo Hong Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Andrew L. Johnson Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Brett A. Peters Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
Pages 88-106 | Received 01 Mar 2010, Accepted 01 Mar 2011, Published online: 14 Dec 2011

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