24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies
Abstract Submission

2184. Human-Centered Coordination in Robotic Warehouses: Integrating Worker Preferences into Human–Robot Order Picking

Invited abstract in session MC-34: Planning and scheduling picking operations in collaborative environments, stream Warehousing.

Monday, 10:30-12:00
Room: JUR – Hörsaal 16

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Mahdi Ghorashi Khalilabadi
Technology and Operations Management, Rotterdam School of Management
2. Debjit Roy
Production and Quantitative Methods, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
3. René de Koster
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Abstract

Autonomous mobile robots are increasingly used in warehouses to support human order picking. Most coordination models assume homogeneous workers, ignoring differences in worker preferences and their impact on performance. We study a human–robot collaborative order-picking system in which picker preferences over travel distance and item characteristics influence effective execution times. The problem is formulated as an integrated assignment and sequencing model with a dual objective balancing makespan and preference alignment, and solved using heuristic methods including adaptive large.

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Status: accepted


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