Overview
- Identifies and evaluates mobile robot systems in warehouses with a clear mobile robot typology and example scenarios
- Provides a managerial decision framework for choosing and implementing mobile robot solutions in warehouses
- Offers insights on change management and social considerations for human workforce management in warehouse automation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (PSLSCM)
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About the authors
Hendrik Reefke is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Course Director of the full-time Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc course at Cranfield School of Management, UK. He is an active researcher, focusing primarily on sustainable supply chain management, service supply chains, as well as performance measurement and reporting.
Emel Aktas is Professor of Supply Chain Analytics at Cranfield School of Management, UK. Her research interests are logistics and transportation, supply chain decisions, mathematical modelling and optimisation, and she is currently working on minimising carbon emissions in maritime logistics with focus on the trade-off between service levels and fuel consumption.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mobile Robot Automation in Warehouses
Book Subtitle: A Framework for Decision Making and Integration
Authors: Alp Yildirim, Hendrik Reefke, Emel Aktas
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12307-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12306-1Published: 04 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-12307-8Published: 03 January 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 150
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Business and Management, general, IT in Business, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics