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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Clinton W. Erie, Adams, MN (US);
Jason S. Lee, Oronoco, MN (US);
Ryan T. Paske, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Wilson, Stewartville, MN (US);
Clinton W. Erie, Adams, MN (US);
Jason S. Lee, Oronoco, MN (US);
Ryan T. Paske, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Wilson, Stewartville, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated techniques for identifying packaging solutions, where a dynamic, automated decision is made as to whether items are to be bulk packed and/or whether particular containers are to be bulk cased (that is, consolidated within casing such as pallets). Factors considered may comprise customer-specific requests, order destination, type of items, quantity of items, size of items, quantity of grouped orders, size of grouped orders, and so forth. Orders may contain items that are alike as well as items that are different from one another. A particular order or orders may be assembled as the items of the order(s) arrive for packaging, without requiring a fixed timing or sequence of item arrival, thereby providing a dynamic, real-time packaging solution.