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Method and system for order fulfillment in a distribution center

  • US 8,626,333 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2012
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A management system for a distribution center with a plurality of sites, each site having a collection of storage areas to store a plurality of items, the system comprising:

  • a storage device; and

    at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to;

    analyze at least a first customer order and a second customer order, each of the first and second customer orders indicating a plurality of items;

    identify a first site of the plurality of sites, and a second site of the plurality of sites;

    determine a first route through the distribution center to fulfill the first customer order based on the identifying, with the first route going to the first site before going to any of the other sites of the plurality of sites; and

    determine a second route through the distribution center to fulfill the second customer order based on the identifying, with the second route going to the second site before going to any of the other sites of the plurality of sites.

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