Batch Order Picking Optimization Using Ant System
This chapter concentrates on the batch order picking for remanufactured product distribution. The chapter starts with an introduction about the issue of secondary sales channels that arise in the remanufactured product redistribution phase and the delivery-oriented service strategy in remarketing. Then, the related studies in the literature are discussed in the background section. Next, the focal problem of this chapter is stated in the problem statement section. A detailed description about the approach (i.e., ant system and MAX-MIN ant system) can be found in the proposed methodology section. Right after this, an illustrative numerical example is discussed in the experimental study section. The potential research directions regarding the main problem considered in this chapter are highlighted in the future trends section. Finally, the conclusion drawn in the last section closes this chapter.