Optimizing Retail Logistics from Store Point of View
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چکیده
The paper proposes the structure of an articulated Automated Inventory Management system for stores included in a retail network to be integrated in a company ERP; the system required simulation for properly design the policies and procedures and set the related parameters; the proposed case was implemented for a large retail network supporting both Ipermarkets and Supermarkets in a wide set of product categories (i.e. frozen goods, grocery, clothes etc.)
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