Batching orders and routing order pickers is a commonly studied problem in many picker-to-parts warehouses. The impact … the right order batch. We formulate the problem as a joint order batching and generalized assignment model, and solve it … order processing time. Compared to assigning order batches to pickers only based on individual picker productivity, savings …

In manual order picking systems, order pickers walk or drive through a distribution warehouse in order to collect items … which are requested by (internal or external) customers. In order to perform these operations efficiently, it is usually … required that customer orders are combined into (more substantial) picking orders of limited size. The Order Batching Problem …