Method for identifying the maximal packing density of shifting-tiles automated warehouses
US8849634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A warehouse management system including a layout module which determines a layout of the automated warehouse, the layout including at least one occupied cell and at least one blank cell and an analysis module which analyzes the layout of the automated warehouse to determine a minimum number of blank cells required to retrieve an object from all of the occupied cells in the warehouse.
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