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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Sebastian Lehmann, Seattle, WA (US);
Udit Madan, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A pick rate planning system is utilized to determine pick rates needed for the picking of items in a materials handling facility. Critical pull times ('CPTs') are determined which indicate times by which items must be picked from inventory. A picking capacity of the materials handling facility is determined and pick rates are allocated as corresponding to regions of the picking capacity that are associated with the CPTs. As part of the allocating of the pick rates, regions of the picking capacity may have portions that result in a level filling of the picking capacity that minimizes spikes and other undesirable fluctuations.