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AGV or Lift-AGV? Performance trade-offs and design insights for container terminals with robotized transport vehicle technology
(IISE Transactions, 2020-08-13)
New container terminals are embracing robotized transport vehicles such as lift-automated guided vehicles (LAGVs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to enhance the terminal throughput capacity. Although LAGVs have a high ...
A new solution approach for multi-stage semi-open queuing networks: an application in shuttle-based compact storage systems
(Computers & Operations Research, 2020-08-20)
Multi-stage semi-open queuing networks (SOQNs) are widely used to analyze the performance of multi-stage manufacturing systems and automated warehousing systems. While there are several methods available for solving ...
Stochastic modeling of multiline orders in integrated storage-order picking system
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021-02-19)
Due to demanding service levels in e-commerce order fulfillment, modeling and analysis of integrated storage and order picking processes in warehouses deserve special attention. The upstream storage system can have a ...
Performance evaluation and optimization of design parameters for electric vehicle-sharing platforms by considering vehicle dynamics
(Elsevier, 2022-09-21)
Global adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) faces many challenges such as range anxiety, high cost of EVs, and inadequate charging infrastructure. EV-sharing platforms resolve such concerns by setting up an optimal configuration ...
Batching Decisions for E-Commerce Order Fulfilment: Technology, Models, and Data Insights
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-09-01)
Due to today’s customer expectations of fast delivery of a wide-range of products, companies are under pressure to reduce the order fulfilment time, i.e., the time from receiving an order to the time it takes to get an ...
Emerging practices and research issues for big data analytics in freight transportation
(Springer, 2023-02-09)
Freight transportation has been experiencing a renaissance in data sources, storage, and dissemination of data to decision makers in the last decades, resulting in new approaches to business and new research streams in ...
Modeling and design of container terminal operations
(Informs, 2020-04-23)
The design of container terminal operations is complex because multiple factors affect operational performance. These factors include numerous choices for handling technology, terminal topology, and design parameters and ...
Exploring the role of IoT in worker safety and productivity
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-06-03)
This paper analyses the role of the Internet of Things in increasing worker safety and
productivity as well as improving performance appraisal methods in the factory setup. It
examines how IoT can be used to benefit both ...
Impact of covid-19 disruptions on the supply chain:insights from India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-06-03)
Supply Chains play very important role in driving the economy of the country. COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have disrupted the supply chains of various firms. It has been estimated that the total cost of supply ...
Changing landscape of logistics in India with Multimodal logistics parks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023-02)
Logistics costs in India account for a higher proportion of total value of goods compared to other
developed countries. According to the Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways (MoRTH), it
was around 13-14% in 2015 ...