System And Method For Managing Reassignment Of Units Among Shipments In A Materials Handling Facility
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to;
identify a first unit of a particular item that has been picked from inventory of a materials handling facility and assigned to a first shipment;
from a plurality of candidate shipments, identify a second shipment that requires a given unit of said particular item in order to become a complete shipment;
wherein for each candidate shipment, at least one unit assigned to that candidate shipment has already been picked from inventory and subsequently stored within a defined storage area of the materials handling facility;
wherein for a given shipment to become a complete shipment, all units of the given shipment must be present within the defined storage area; and
in response to identifying the first and second shipments, generate an instruction to reassign the first unit of the particular item from the first shipment to the second shipment in order to transform the second shipment from an incomplete shipment to a complete shipment.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a system and method for managing reassignment of units among shipments in a materials handling facility are described. Embodiments may include a system configured to identify a first unit of a particular item that has been picked from inventory of a materials handling facility and assigned to a first shipment. The system may also, from multiple candidate shipments, identify a second shipment that requires a given unit of the particular item in order to become a complete shipment. For each candidate shipment, at least one unit of that shipment may be stored within a defined storage area of a materials handling facility. The system may, in response to identifying both shipments, generate an instruction to reassign the first unit of the particular item from the first shipment to the second shipment in order to transform the second shipment from an incomplete shipment to a complete shipment.
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48 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to; identify a first unit of a particular item that has been picked from inventory of a materials handling facility and assigned to a first shipment; from a plurality of candidate shipments, identify a second shipment that requires a given unit of said particular item in order to become a complete shipment;
wherein for each candidate shipment, at least one unit assigned to that candidate shipment has already been picked from inventory and subsequently stored within a defined storage area of the materials handling facility;
wherein for a given shipment to become a complete shipment, all units of the given shipment must be present within the defined storage area; andin response to identifying the first and second shipments, generate an instruction to reassign the first unit of the particular item from the first shipment to the second shipment in order to transform the second shipment from an incomplete shipment to a complete shipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. The system of 1, wherein units stored within said defined storage area are controlled by a particular component configured to update a storage area model stored within a memory;
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
wherein said instruction is an instruction to update said storage area model such that the storage area model indicates that said first unit has been assigned to said second shipment.
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
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17. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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identifying a first unit of a particular item that has been picked from inventory of a materials handling facility and assigned to a first shipment; from a plurality of candidate shipments, identifying a second shipment that requires a given unit of said particular item in order to become a complete shipment;
wherein for each candidate shipment, at least one unit assigned to that candidate shipment has already been picked from inventory and subsequently stored within a defined storage area of the materials handling facility;
wherein for a given shipment to become a complete shipment, all units of the given shipment must be present within the defined storage area; andin response to identifying the first and second shipments, generating an instruction to reassign the first unit of the particular item from the first shipment to the second shipment in order to transform the second shipment from an incomplete shipment to a complete shipment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32)
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31. The computer-implemented method of 17, wherein units stored within said defined storage area are controlled by a particular component configured to update a storage area model stored within a memory;
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
wherein said instruction is an instruction to update said storage area model such that the storage area model indicates that said first unit has been assigned to said second shipment.
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
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33. A computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions computer-executable on a computer system to:
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identify a first unit of a particular item that has been picked from inventory of a materials handling facility and assigned to a first shipment; from a plurality of candidate shipments, identify a second shipment that requires a given unit of said particular item in order to become a complete shipment;
wherein for each candidate shipment, at least one unit assigned to that candidate shipment has already been picked from inventory and subsequently stored within a defined storage area of the materials handling facility;
wherein for a given shipment to become a complete shipment, all units of the given shipment must be present within the defined storage area; andin response to identifying the first and second shipments, generate an instruction to reassign the first unit of the particular item from the first shipment to the second shipment in order to transform the second shipment from an incomplete shipment to a complete shipment. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48)
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47. The computer-readable storage medium of 33, wherein units stored within said defined storage area are controlled by a particular component configured to update a storage area model stored within a memory;
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
wherein said instruction is an instruction to update said storage area model such that the storage area model indicates that said first unit has been assigned to said second shipment.
- wherein for each shipment that has at least one unit stored within said defined storage area, the storage area model includes information that associates that unit with a respective shipment;
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