The effects of human fatigue on learning in order picking: an explorative experimental investigation

Order picking is one of the most important processes in warehouse logistics as it impacts the efficiency of the whole supply chain. Despite many opportunities for automating order picking tasks, it is still performed manually in many companies. Although human factors are of prime importance for orde...

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Published inIFAC-PapersOnLine Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 832 - 837
Main Authors Winkelhaus, S., Sgarbossa, F., Calzavara, M., Grosse, E.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2018
Subjects
Fatigue
Human factors
Learning
Order picking
Learning
Fatigue
Order picking
Human factors
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Summary:Order picking is one of the most important processes in warehouse logistics as it impacts the efficiency of the whole supply chain. Despite many opportunities for automating order picking tasks, it is still performed manually in many companies. Although human factors are of prime importance for order picking performance, the interaction between human factors and the order picking system is still not fully understood. This paper presents the results of an experimental study that systematically investigated the influences of fatigue and learning on order picking performance. This study focuses on procedural and declarative learning and their impact on order picking performance as well as the effects of fatigue on learning. Preliminary findings of the experimental study show that a reversed u-shaped interrelation between physical fatigue and cognitive performance is likely, whereas mental fatigue appears to have a negative influence on learning effects.
ISSN:2405-8963
2405-8963
DOI:10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.442