System and method for performing bulk pick of items of a customer order
US11120378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0635
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A customer order fulfillment system comprising an order collection unit for collecting information associated with a plurality of customer orders and generating related customer order data. The system also includes an order generating unit for receiving the customer order data from the order collection unit and generating in response thereto consolidated order fulfillment data, and a bulk pick order fulfillment unit for receiving the consolidated order fulfillment data from the order generating unit and grouping together similar ones of the items associated with the customer orders to form a plurality of bulk picks, wherein one or more of the bulk picks can form part of one or more bulk pick tours. The system further includes a pick tour generating unit for receiving the consolidated order fulfillment data from the order generating unit and for generating pick tour instructions associated with a pick tour from the consolidated order fulfillment data.
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