Order and rack sequencing with a rack buffer area and order due dates in robotic mobile fulfillment systems
Yi Yang, Ruoxuan Huang, Dongping Liu, Qinghong Shuai · 2026
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Yi Yang, Ruoxuan Huang, Dongping Liu, and Qinghong Shuai published this research article in PLOS ONE in 2026. It studies robotic mobile fulfillment systems, warehouses where robots carry shelves to workers. The problem is sequencing: which orders to fill and which racks to fetch, when orders have due dates and racks pass through a buffer area.
Good sequencing keeps orders on time without robots wasting trips or crowding the buffer. The authors model order and rack sequencing together rather than separately, which matches how these warehouses really run. Logistics engineers designing robot warehouses for online retailers are the readers for this scheduling work.
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| CREATOR | Yi Yang, Ruoxuan Huang, Dongping Liu, Qinghong Shuai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57161 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |