Method and system for order fulfillment in a distribution center
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1. A system, comprising:
- one or more processors configured to;
receive a customer order including a plurality of items;
identify, based at least in part on the customer order, a first site from a plurality of sites associated with a distribution center that includes a first number of items from the plurality of items;
identify, based at least in part on the customer order, a second site from the plurality of sites associated with the distribution center that includes a second number of items from the plurality of items, wherein the second number of items is fewer than the first number of items; and
determine a route associated with a carrier to fulfill the customer order through the distribution center based at least in part on the first site and the second site; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide instructions to the one or more processors.
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Abstract
Order allocation techniques pertaining to stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order is disclosed. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a customer order. Then, a second pod is identified that stocks the largest number of remaining items in the customer order. The collection of pods defines a container path through the distribution center.
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1. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; receive a customer order including a plurality of items; identify, based at least in part on the customer order, a first site from a plurality of sites associated with a distribution center that includes a first number of items from the plurality of items; identify, based at least in part on the customer order, a second site from the plurality of sites associated with the distribution center that includes a second number of items from the plurality of items, wherein the second number of items is fewer than the first number of items; and determine a route associated with a carrier to fulfill the customer order through the distribution center based at least in part on the first site and the second site; and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide instructions to the one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving a customer order including a plurality of items; identifying, using one or more processors, based at least in part on the customer order, a first site from a plurality of sites associated with a distribution center that includes a first number of items from the plurality of items; identifying, based at least in part on the customer order, a second site from the plurality of sites associated with the distribution center that includes a second number of items from the plurality of items, wherein the second number of items is fewer than the first number of items; and determining a route associated with a carrier to fulfill the customer order through the distribution center based at least in part on the first site and the second site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising instructions for:
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receiving a customer order including a plurality of items; identifying, based at least in part on the customer order, a first site from a plurality of sites associated with a distribution center that includes a first number of items from the plurality of items; identifying, based at least in part on the customer order, a second site from the plurality of sites associated with the distribution center that includes a second number of items from the plurality of items, wherein the second number of items is fewer than the first number of items; and determining a route associated with a carrier to fulfill the customer order through the distribution center based at least in part on the first site and the second site.
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