SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING WORKSTATIONS
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Abstract
A method for managing an inventory system includes receiving an operation request that identifies an inventory item and selecting, from a plurality of workstations, a workstation at which to fulfill the operation request. The method also includes moving an inventory holder storing the identified inventory item to the selected workstation and moving a supply holder storing a supply item associated with the received operation request to the selected workstation. The method additionally includes fulfilling the operation request, at least in part, at the workstation.
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63 Claims
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44. An inventory system, comprising:
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a first mobile drive unit operable to transport an inventory holder to a workstation, wherein the inventory holder stores an inventory item identified by an operation request; a second mobile drive unit operable to transport a supply holder to the workstation, wherein the supply holder stores a supply item associated with the operation request, wherein the associated supply item is configured to facilitate processing of a container for the identified inventory item at the workstation; and a management module operable to initiate fulfillment of the operation request, at least in part, at the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An inventory system, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile drive units configured to process wireless instructions and including at least a first mobile drive unit and a second mobile drive unit; and a management module configured to transmit wireless instructions to the plurality of mobile drive units, the management module operable to; determine, based at least in part upon an order, to process a container associated with the order using a supply item; identify, based at least in part upon the order, an inventory item requested by the order and an inventory holder storing the inventory item; transmit a first wireless instruction to the first mobile drive unit that initiates the first mobile drive unit to transport the inventory holder storing the identified inventory item to a workstation; transmit a second wireless instruction to the second mobile drive unit that initiates the second mobile drive unit to transport a supply holder storing the supply item to the workstation; and wherein the supply item is configured to facilitate processing the container from a first state into a second state at the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for transporting items, comprising:
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receiving an operation request that identifies an inventory item; selecting, from a plurality of workstations, a workstation at which to fulfill the received operation request; initiating movement of an inventory holder storing the identified inventory item to the selected workstation; initiating movement of a supply holder storing a supply item associated with the received operation request to the selected workstation, wherein the associated supply item is reusable for a plurality of operation requests; and initiating fulfillment of the received operation request, at least in part, at the selected workstation, wherein the associated reusable supply item is configured to facilitate fulfilling the received operation request for the identified inventory item at the selected workstation. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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