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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Harald Breitling, Bad Schoenborn, DE;
Inventor:
Harald Breitling, Bad Schoenborn, DE;
Assignee:
SAP Aktiengeselleschaft, Walldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method to improve storage efficiency in a warehouse. Storage combinations are assigned a ranking base on the distance from optimal storage. After sorting the data structure base on the ranking a best available storage combination can be identified by iterating the table in a rank order. In one embodiment, the ranking is used to identify candidates for rearrangement. By comparing the best available ranking with the current ranking, greater differences reflect greater benefit of rearrangement.