The design of an order picking system in a distribution center depends on several decisions, where a key decision is determining the optimal storage system configuration (the number, length, and height of the storage aisles). To make this decision, a throughput model that considers vertical, as...

Split-case sorting systems are used in many retail supply chains where items must be distributed in less-than-case quantities, such as orders shipped directly to customers by catalogers and e-tailers or shipments made in less-than-case quantities from a distribution center to a retail store....

To increase patient safety and support bedside-point-of-care medication administration, millions of unit-dose medications are dispensed in hospitals and health systems daily. Because not all medications are available in unit-dose form directly from the manufacturer, hospitals must repackage...