Walter, Rico; Boysen, Nils; Scholl, Armin - In: European Journal of Operational Research 229 (2013) 3, pp. 585-594
To reduce labor-intensive and costly order picking activities, many distribution centers are subdivided into a forward area and a reserve (or bulk) area. The former is a small area where most popular stock keeping units (SKUs) can conveniently be picked, and the latter is applied for...