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System and method for order fulfillment

  • US 9,346,620 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2014
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inventory system, comprising:

  • a plurality of inventory holders operable to store inventory items; and

    a workstation for processing a plurality of orders and comprising a first defined area located at the perimeter of the workstation, wherein the first defined area is designated for storing one or more inventory items associated with a product velocity and wherein the workstation is operable to;

    receive, at the first defined area and based at least in part upon a determination of a first product velocity, a first inventory item from a first inventory holder, wherein the first inventory item is associated with the first product velocity;

    receive a plurality of additional inventory items from a plurality of additional inventory holders at a second defined area located along a different portion of the perimeter of the workstation than the first defined area while the first inventory holder remains at the first defined area; and

    receive, at the first defined area and based at least in part upon a determination of a second product velocity, a second inventory item from a second inventory holder, wherein the second inventory item is associated with the second product velocity and wherein the second inventory holder is transported to the first defined area from a location remote from the workstation.

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