Pick-to-tote optimization
US8571702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/047
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technologies are described herein for optimizing pick-to-tote operations. Each pick location for items in an inventory picking area is assigned a sequence number representing a relative position along a pick path through the inventory picking area. A number of tote pick lists are selected from a set of pending pick lists for the pick-to-tote operation, such that the range of sequence numbers across all the pick locations identified in the selected pick list is minimized. In this way, the required distance inventory personnel must travel along the pick path while picking the specified items and placing them into totes is reduced.
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