Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a literature review on parts feeding policies
and to provide the components of parts feeding systems via a classification structure …

Due to exorbitant product variety, very limited space, and other factors, organizing efficient
and timely deliveries of parts and subassemblies to final assembly within the factory is one …

The Assembly Line Part Feeding Problem (ALPFP) is a complex combinatorial optimisation
problem concerned with the delivery of the required parts to the assembly workstations in …

The unprecedented increase in adoption of e-commerce in recent times asks for more
efficient, flexible and agile warehousing due to product variants. All previous reviews …

This paper deals with the problem of routing in-house transport vehicles that feed parts to
workstations in assembly plants or workshops just in time. The capacitated vehicles, typically …

This study examines the efficiency, interactions and impact of a milk-run operator on a
typical assembly line. The idea behind the milk-run lies in organizing the material supply to …

This paper explores the impact of parts features, ie unit size and cost, as well as scenario
variables on the total delivery cost of materials to assembly lines workstations, according to …

In this paper, we are looking for minimizing the total distance for supply chain management
problems through the application of our new column-row methods: the deterministic Dhouib …

In-plant milk-run systems are transportation systems, where materials are delivered from a
central storage area to several points of use on defined routes and in short intervals. Milk …

Purpose The retail revolution swing from traditional distribution to e-tailing services and
unprecedented increase in internet adoption insist practitioners to diversely plan …