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Impact of Human Energy Expenditure on Order Picking Productivity: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study in a Zone Picking System

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2543-912X | Journal ISSN: 2543-6597
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 24
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 30, 2023
Published on: Dec 29, 2023
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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