facility logistics

Optimizing Two-Tier Robotized Sorting Systems for Urban Parcel Delivery

  • jskim0305
  • Reem Khir
    • Categories (Mixed) Integer Linear Programming, Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Production and Logistics Tags , ,

    This paper addresses an operational planning challenge in two-tier robotized sorting systems (T-RSS), an emerging alternative to traditional conveyor-based sorting in e-commerce delivery stations. Designed to be compact and space-efficient, T-RSS use an upper tier to sort parcels from loading stations to drop-off points, which connect to roll containers on a lower tier where parcels … Read more

    Two-Stage Sort Planning for Express Parcel Delivery

  • Alan L. Erera
  • Alejandro Toriello
  • Reem Khir
    • Categories Production and Logistics Tags , ,

    Recent years have brought significant changes in the operations of parcel transportation services, most notably due to the growing demand for e-commerce worldwide. Parcel sortation systems are used within sorting facilities in these transportation networks to enable the execution of effective consolidation plans with low per-unit handling and shipping costs. Designing and implementing effective parcel … Read more