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System and method for automatically releasing collections of goods for shipment

  • US 20020123944A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2001
  • Published: 09/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for shipping items from a distribution facility according to customer orders, the method comprising:

  • determining that the distribution facility contains all items requested in a customer order;

    determining that the requested items are a less-than-trailer-load (LTL) shipment;

    in response to determining that the distribution facility contains the requested items, automatically determining whether sufficient pallet-build squares are available in the distribution facility to accommodate the requested items; and

    in response to determining that sufficient pallet-build squares are available, automatically transporting the requested items to an LTL dock in the distribution facility via one or more of the available pallet-build squares.

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