Robotized Warehouse Systems: Developments and Research Opportunities

A university level text on how warehouses actually work, covering layout, storage policies, order picking and the math behind each decision. Written by two Georgia Tech professors and used widely in industrial engineering courses.

John J. Bartholdi, Steven T. Hackman

A full course text on warehousing within the wider logistics chain, from storage systems and material handling to transport and distribution. Covers both the theory and the day to day decisions of running a warehouse.

Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM)

Fourteen chapters of field tested practice covering receiving, slotting, put away, cycle counting, replenishment and picking. Each chapter explains what good looks like and the mistakes that cost time.

Smartturn

Examines how organizations decide where to place a warehouse and what that choice does to cost and service levels. Works through the main factors and trade offs with a practical framing.

Nicole L. Kalinowski