Computer-based system and method for arranging items on a pallet
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1. A method for arranging items on a pallet comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining items to be replenished in a store using an inventory system, the inventory system communicating the items to be replenished to an order generating system comprising an order generating application running on an application server;
(b) generating an order using the order generating system, the order including the items to be replenished determined in step (a);
(c) identifying one or more items for inclusion on the pallet using the order generated in step (b);
(d) retrieving the one or more items from a storage location;
(e) retrieving store location information from a database for each of the items identified in step (c), the store location information included with the order where the store location information is different from the storage location and includes aisle position information for a store remote from the storage location, the aisle position information providing an indication of where the associated items are to be placed for consumer purchase upon arrival at the store after being removed from the storage location, the aisle position information indicating a position on an aisle the items are to be placed in addition to indicating the aisle itself; and
(f) arranging the one or more items on the pallet according to a build strategy, where the build strategy includes the aisle position information within the store,wherein step (b) further comprises the step of making one or more adjustments to the order information to substitute one item for a different item after the order information is generated, wherein the order adjustment associates the aisle position information for the one item with the different item.
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A method for arranging items on a pallet is provided. The method comprises the steps of: identifying one or more items for inclusion on the pallet; retrieving the one or more items from a storage location; and arranging the one or more items on the pallet according to a build strategy, where the build strategy includes aisle position information within a store.
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1. A method for arranging items on a pallet comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining items to be replenished in a store using an inventory system, the inventory system communicating the items to be replenished to an order generating system comprising an order generating application running on an application server; (b) generating an order using the order generating system, the order including the items to be replenished determined in step (a); (c) identifying one or more items for inclusion on the pallet using the order generated in step (b); (d) retrieving the one or more items from a storage location; (e) retrieving store location information from a database for each of the items identified in step (c), the store location information included with the order where the store location information is different from the storage location and includes aisle position information for a store remote from the storage location, the aisle position information providing an indication of where the associated items are to be placed for consumer purchase upon arrival at the store after being removed from the storage location, the aisle position information indicating a position on an aisle the items are to be placed in addition to indicating the aisle itself; and (f) arranging the one or more items on the pallet according to a build strategy, where the build strategy includes the aisle position information within the store, wherein step (b) further comprises the step of making one or more adjustments to the order information to substitute one item for a different item after the order information is generated, wherein the order adjustment associates the aisle position information for the one item with the different item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for arranging items on a pallet comprising the steps of:
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receiving an order for a store, where the order includes one or more items; retrieving store location information from a planogram saved in memory for the one or more items in the order, the store location information providing an indication of where the associated item is to be placed for consumer purchase upon arrival at the store after being removed from the storage location, the store location information indicating a position on an aisle the items are to be placed in addition to indicating the aisle itself; retrieving the one or more items from a storage location; arranging the one or more items on a pallet according to the store location information, where the store location information includes aisle position information; and transporting the pallet including the one or more items to the aisle within the store associated with the store location information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-based system for arranging items on a pallet comprising:
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an order generating application located on a store level application server that generates order information for the store, where the order information includes one or more items and aisle position information for the one or more items, the aisle position information providing an indication of where the associated items are to be placed for consumer purchase upon arrival at the store after being removed from the storage location; an order adjustment application located on an enterprise level application server that makes one or more adjustments to the order information to substitute one item for a different item after the order information is generated, wherein the order adjustment application associates the aisle position information for the one item with the different item; a pallet build application located on a warehouse level application server that arranges the one or more items on a pallet using the aisle position information; and a warehouse inventory application located on an enterprise level application server for communicating the order information to the pallet build application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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