Systems to fulfill a picked sales order and related methods therefor
US10825076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/083
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments include a system. The system can include one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the processor(s) and perform acts including: receiving a request for a picked sales order; estimating an estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer, wherein estimating the estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer comprises evaluating whether the picked sales order is able to be batched in a picked sales order batch using a k-means clustering to minimize a pick walk of the picked sales order batch; determining a receivable clock time at which to promise the good(s) for receipt by the customer; and communicating the receivable clock time to the customer. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
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