these policies involve dynamic batching. This finding is interesting because our model does not include any setup times, and … setup times normally imply batching; rather it is the uncertain service times and the requirement for simultaneous service … in the conference step that make batching optimal. The optimal dynamic batching policy is complex, so we consider a …

researchers. In most industries these processes are decoupled by means of final goods inventory that allow for a separated … problem has only been addressed by allowing the batching of orders. The main contribution of this paper is to extend this … value of considering lot sizing versus batching is further investigated per type of production scenario. Overall, results …

Batching customer orders in a warehouse can result in considerable savings in order pickers’ travel distances. Many … picker-to-parts warehouses have precedence constraints in picking a customer order. In this paper a joint order-batching and … picker routing method is introduced to solve this combined precedence-constrained routing and order-batching problem. It …

Batching plays an important role in performance evaluation of manufacturing systems. Three types of batching are … commonly seen: transfer batches, parallel batches and serial batches. To model the batching behavior correctly, a comprehensive … classification of batching is proposed. Eight types of batching behavior are classified and corresponding queueing models are given …