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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Anthony W. Hasman, Comstock Park, MI (US);
Fredrick D. Herlacher, Rockford, MI (US);
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for fulfilling orders includes establishing a queue of orders that are available to be filled, each order in the queue containing at least one unique item type. An order from the order queue is selected and opened as a first order. Another order from the order queue is selected and opened as a second order. Inventory containers each having a unique item type for at least one of the orders are delivered and an operator picks the unique item type from the inventory container. The orders are assembled at order assembly locations that are a particular distance from the operator. The orders are selected and/or the assembly locations assigned in a manner that improves order fulfillment productivity, such as by reducing order fulfillment time, reducing operator travel distance, and the like.