Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for order fulfillment in a distribution center
- Patent Title (中): 配送中心订单履行方式和制度
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Application No.: US13418527Application Date: 2012-03-13
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Publication No.: US08626333B2Publication Date: 2014-01-07
- Inventor: William Henry Waddington , Patricia C. Grewell , Peter Ham , Boris Klots
- Applicant: William Henry Waddington , Patricia C. Grewell , Peter Ham , Boris Klots
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
- Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Main IPC: G06Q50/28
- IPC: G06Q50/28
Abstract:
Order allocation techniques pertaining to stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order is disclosed. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a customer order. Then, a second pod is identified that stocks the largest number of remaining items in the customer order. The collection of pods defines a container path through the distribution center.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120173449A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT IN A DISTRIBUTION CENTER Public/Granted day:2012-07-05
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