Machine learning approach for resource allocation for item handling

Abstract

Techniques for allocating resources in an item handling environment are described. In an example, a computer system determines that an item is to be transferred at an item handling station to or from a stowage unit. The computer system determines data associated with transferring the item. The data indicates at least one of: an item type, a sequence of transferring items to or from the stowage unit, capability at the item handling station associated with handling the item type, an ergonomic parameter associated with the handling, a configuration of the stowage unit, an allocation of one or more resources to handle items, or a schedule of the allocation. The computer system generates, by using the data as input to an artificial intelligence model, a set of instructions indicating an allocation of a resource to the item handling station for the transferring of the item and a timing of the allocation.