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Optimal unit-load warehouse designs for single-command operations

Ömer Öztürkoğlu Department of Industrial Engineering, Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey
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Kevin R. Gue Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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Russell D. Meller Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
Pages 459-475 | Received 01 Oct 2010, Accepted 01 May 2011, Published online: 30 Mar 2012

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