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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
William Henry Waddington, Foster City, CA (US);
Patricia C. Grewell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Ham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Boris Klots, Belmont, CA (US);
William Henry Waddington, Foster City, CA (US);
Patricia C. Grewell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Ham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Boris Klots, Belmont, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An order allocation algorithm maximizes throughput by reducing the number of stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order. This is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a customer order. Then, a second pod is identified that stocks the largest number of remaining items in the customer order. Ultimately, all items in the customer order are assigned a pod. The collection of pods defines a container path through the distribution center.