Warehouse management system

US11158017B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Leiyi Yao · Shanghai, CN
• Xin Chen · Shanghai, CN
• Likun Hou · Huangpu District, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0635
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Various examples are directed to systems and methods for managing a warehouse. For example, a set of candidate routes through the warehouse may be generated based at least in part on graph data describing a plurality of nodes comprising a depot node, and a plurality of internode paths. Orders may be assigned to routes from the set of candidate routes to minimize a total duration for the routes. A set of tasks may be generated, where a first task of the set of tasks comprises a route and an order of the plurality of orders matched to the route. Tasks from the set of tasks may be assigned to picking agents to minimize a duration of the longest task from the set of tasks.