The present work provides a general framework for tree-partitioning problems based on mixed-integer linear programming (MILP). In particular, we present a novel MILP formulation to optimally solve ...

The number of robots in Amazon facilities just surpassed one million, the most the e-commerce giant has ever had.

Global spending on warehouse automation is poised to accelerate, driven by technological advances and rising labor costs, according to new survey data from UBS Evidence Lab. The findings highlight ...

A novel framework has recently been proposed for designing the molecular structure of chemical compounds with a desired chemical property using both artificial neural networks and mixed integer linear ...

The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...