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Complexity, volume 2020, pages 1-15

A Polling-Based Dynamic Order-Picking System considering Priority Orders

Wenxue Ran ¹

Sen Liu ¹

Zhe Zhang ²

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School of Logistics, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming 650221, China |

School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-07-24

Hindawi Limited

Journal: Complexity

scimago Q1

SJR: 0.445

CiteScore: 5.8

Impact factor: 1.7

ISSN: 10762787, 10990526

DOI: 10.1155/2020/4595316

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General Computer Science

Abstract

Nowadays, how to offer extremely fast response to customer orders has become a major challenge for warehouse management, especially in e-commerce. Due to the time urgency aspect of some “VIP” orders that need priority processing, one of the most important issues for logistics distribution centres is how to improve the VIP order-picking priority without reducing the common order-picking efficiency. With this consideration, this article put forward a new priority polling model to describe and analyse this problem. We divide orders into priority and common categories according to their time urgency. A mathematical model is established for such a system by applying polling theory, a probability generating function, and an embedded Markov chain. Numerical analysis shows that this priority polling-based picking system can improve the picking efficiency and is well suited to practical operations.

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Complexity

scimago Q1

SJR

0.445

CiteScore

5.8

Impact factor

1.7

ISSN

10762787 (Print)

10990526 (Electronic)

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