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Warehouse automation plays a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency, minimizing costs, and improving resilience to workforce variability. While prior research has demonstrated the potential of machine learning (ML) models to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-12 Shuai Li , Azarakhsh Keipour , Sicong Zhao , Srinath Rajagopalan , Charles Swan , Kostas E. Bekris

The rapid deployment of robotics technologies requires dedicated optimization algorithms to manage large fleets of autonomous agents. This paper supports robotic parts-to-picker operations in warehousing by optimizing order-workstation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Cynthia Barnhart , Alexandre Jacquillat , Alexandria Schmid

Automating warehouse operations can reduce logistics overhead costs, ultimately driving down the final price for consumers, increasing the speed of delivery, and enhancing the resiliency to workforce fluctuations. The past few years have…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-28 Shuai Li , Azarakhsh Keipour , Kevin Jamieson , Nicolas Hudson , Charles Swan , Kostas Bekris

Automating warehouse operations can reduce logistics overhead costs, ultimately driving down the final price for consumers, increasing the speed of delivery, and enhancing the resiliency to market fluctuations. This extended abstract…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Shuai Li , Azarakhsh Keipour , Kevin Jamieson , Nicolas Hudson , Sicong Zhao , Charles Swan , Kostas Bekris

Order picking is a pivotal operation in warehouses that directly impacts overall efficiency and profitability. This study addresses the dynamic order picking problem, a significant concern in modern warehouse management, where real-time…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Sasan Mahmoudinazlou , Abhay Sobhanan , Hadi Charkhgard , Ali Eshragh , George Dunn

Automation of logistic processes is essential to improve productivity and reduce costs. In this context, intelligent warehouses are becoming a key to logistic systems thanks to their ability of optimizing transportation tasks and,…

In collaborative human-robot order picking systems, human pickers and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) travel independently through a warehouse and meet at pick locations where pickers load items onto the AMRs. In this paper, we consider an…

We introduce a novel strategy for multi-robot sorting of waste objects using Reinforcement Learning. Our focus lies on finding optimal picking strategies that facilitate an effective coordination of a multi-robot system, subject to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-23 Tizian Jermann , Hendrik Kolvenbach , Fidel Esquivel Estay , Koen Kramer , Marco Hutter

Order Picker Routing is a critical issue in Warehouse Operations Management. Due to the complexity of the problem and the need for quick solutions, suboptimal algorithms are frequently employed in practice. However, Reinforcement Learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-07 George Dunn , Hadi Charkhgard , Ali Eshragh , Sasan Mahmoudinazlou , Elizabeth Stojanovski

In today competitive business environment, efficient logistics are essential, especially in industries where timely delivery matters. This research aims to improve warehouse picking cycle time through simulation-based analysis, using a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-13 Phattara Khumprom , Wanatchapong Kongkaew , Antoun Yaacoub , Nattakit Thanawitsatien

In this study, we analyze and compare the performance of state-of-the-art deep reinforcement learning algorithms for solving the supply chain inventory management problem. This complex sequential decision-making problem consists of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Francesco Stranieri , Fabio Stella

E-commerce with major online retailers is changing the way people consume. The goal of increasing delivery speed while remaining cost-effective poses significant new challenges for supply chains as they race to satisfy the growing and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-01-25 Adrien Rimélé , Philippe Grangier , Michel Gamache , Michel Gendreau , Louis-Martin Rousseau

Inventory management in warehouses directly affects profits made by manufacturers. Particularly, large manufacturers produce a very large variety of products that are handled by a significantly large number of retailers. In such a case, the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Soh Kumabe , Shinya Shiroshita , Takanori Hayashi , Shirou Maruyama

In order to ensure efficient flow of goods in an automated warehouse and to guarantee its continuous distribution to/from picking stations in an effective way, decisions about which goods will be delivered to which particular picking…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Jakub Hvězda , Tomáš Rybecký , Miroslav Kulich , Libor Přeučil

We consider a warehouse in which dozens of mobile robots and human pickers work together to collect and deliver items within the warehouse. The fundamental problem we tackle, called the order-picking problem, is how these worker agents must…

The rapid expansion of online shopping has increased the demand for timely parcel delivery, compelling logistics service providers to enhance the efficiency, agility, and predictability of their hub networks. In order to solve the problem,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Xinyue Pan , Yujia Xu , Benoit Montreuil

The development of robotic systems for palletization in logistics scenarios is of paramount importance, addressing critical efficiency and precision demands in supply chain management. This paper investigates the application of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Zheng Wu , Yichuan Li , Wei Zhan , Changliu Liu , Yun-Hui Liu , Masayoshi Tomizuka

Order picking is the single most cost-intensive activity in picker-to-parts warehouses, and as such has garnered large interest from the scientific community which led to multiple problem formulations and a plethora of algorithms published.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-26 Giorgio Abelli , Maximilian Katzmann , Imran Khan , Olaf Maurer , Julius Pätzold , Paweł Pszona , Jan-David Salchow

In the context of evolving supply chain management, the significance of efficient inventory management has grown substantially for businesses. However, conventional manual and experience-based approaches often struggle to meet the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Chunan Tong

Unloading containers in the courier, express and parcel industry is a physically demanding and labor-intensive work. Automatizing this process is an important step towards increasing the efficiency of parcel-handling systems. This work…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-27 Jan Rüdiger , Max Schenke , Daniel Weber
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