A simulation-based comparison of two goods-to-person order picking systems in an online retail setting
通过仿真模型比较了迷你装载系统和Kiva系统两种货到人订单拣选系统在处理相同客户订单时的预期吞吐量和容器取回时间，并讨论了各自的优缺点。
Design and analysis of order picking systems continues to be an active topic of interest both in academia and practice, especially in light of the significant increase in online retail sales. In this paper, we examine two types of well-known, goods-to-person order picking systems, namely, a miniload system and a Kiva system. Using a simulation model, we compare the performance of the two systems on the basis of expected throughput and expected container retrieval times to process the same set of customer orders. We also discuss some of the advantages and limitations of the two systems.