Optimization of packaging sizes
US8340812B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for determining optimum sizes of packaging in a packaging suite employed in a materials handling facility. The packaging may be used, for example, in the shipping of items from the materials handling facility to various destinations. The sizes of the packaging in the packaging suite are determined based upon the shipping volumes associated with packages or shipments shipped from the materials handling facility.
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