Reza Maleki, a faculty member in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, has published a paper in a recent issue of the International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation. The title of the paper is "Improving Order-picking Throughput in a Warehousing/Distribution Center."

The paper reflects the result of a research project conducted on behalf of Swanson Health Products of Fargo, a mail-order and Internet marketing distributor of dietary supplements. The project entailed not only researching available systems to increase order-picking throughput, but also improvement to processes such as the placement of inventory, operator interface with the system and the information flow. The main focus of the paper is the impact of the proposed systems on order-picking throughput and operating expenses.

The paper was co-written by Bryan Gefroh of Swanson Health Products. Gefroh is a graduate of NDSU’s industrial and manufacturing engineering program.