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Volume 18, Issue 4
1 April 1988
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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management
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Review Article| April 01 1988

Order Picking and Traffic Simulation in Distribution Centres

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J.A. Ottjes
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1747-3683
Print ISSN: 0269-8218
© MCB UP Limited
1988
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management (1988) 18 (4): 14–21.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014696

A distribution centre (DC) may be regarded as a production centre with a very high throughput, very short lead times and a high standard of reliability. A simulation model for a DC in the Netherlands is described.

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