Warehouse management system based on pick velocity
First Claim
1. A method of assigning locations at which to store parts in a warehouse, comprising the steps of:
- generating for each part an associated designator having two components, including the steps of;
for each of the parts,i) determining one of the components of the associated designator based on physical dimensions of the part, andii) determining a second of the components of the associated designator based on a pick velocity of the part; and
using one or more hardware processing units, executing a storage location program, to use the designator for each of the parts to assign a location at which to store said each part in the warehouse;
wherein the warehouse has an entrance/exit, and the using step includes the steps of;
using the one of the components of the designators to determine vertical distances of the assigned locations for the parts in the warehouse, and using the second of the components of the designators to determine the distances of the assigned locations for the parts from said entrance/exit, andwherein the step of determining the first component of the designator associated with each part includes the step of determining said first component based on the physical density of said each part; and
wherein some of the parts are used for both fabrication kits and fulfillment kits; and
the pick velocity for each of said some of the parts is based on a first portion of said each part that is used for the fabrication kits and a second portion of said each part that is used for the fulfillment kits.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for determining the locations of parts in a warehouse. The method comprises the step of generating for each part an associated designator having first and second components, including the steps of, for each of the parts, (i) determining the first component of the associated designator based on physical dimensions of the part, and (ii) determining the second component of the associated designator based on a pick velocity of the part. These designators are used to identify locations in the warehouse for the parts. In a preferred embodiment, the first components of the designators are used to determine the distances of the identified locations for the parts from an entrance/exit of the warehouse, and the second components of the designators are used to determine the heights of the identified locations for the parts in the warehouse.
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1. A method of assigning locations at which to store parts in a warehouse, comprising the steps of:
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generating for each part an associated designator having two components, including the steps of; for each of the parts, i) determining one of the components of the associated designator based on physical dimensions of the part, and ii) determining a second of the components of the associated designator based on a pick velocity of the part; and using one or more hardware processing units, executing a storage location program, to use the designator for each of the parts to assign a location at which to store said each part in the warehouse;
wherein the warehouse has an entrance/exit, and the using step includes the steps of;using the one of the components of the designators to determine vertical distances of the assigned locations for the parts in the warehouse, and using the second of the components of the designators to determine the distances of the assigned locations for the parts from said entrance/exit, and wherein the step of determining the first component of the designator associated with each part includes the step of determining said first component based on the physical density of said each part; and wherein some of the parts are used for both fabrication kits and fulfillment kits; and
the pick velocity for each of said some of the parts is based on a first portion of said each part that is used for the fabrication kits and a second portion of said each part that is used for the fulfillment kits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for assigning locations at which to store parts in a warehouse, comprising:
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a processor generating for each part an associated designator having two components by determining for each of the parts, (i) one of the components of the associated designator based on physical dimensions of the part, and (ii) determining a second of the components of the associated designator based on a pick velocity of the part; and
the processor, executing a storage location program, to use the designator for each of the parts to assign a location at which to store said each part in the warehouse; and
wherein;the warehouse has an entrance/exit, and the processor uses the one of the components of the designators to determine vertical distances of the assigned locations for the parts in the warehouse, and uses the second of the components of the designators to determine the distances of the identified locations for the parts from said entrance/exit; the pick velocity of each part is determined by dividing a daily going rate for the part by a given quantity; and the first component of the designator associated with each part is determined based on the physical density of said each part. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for assigning the locations at which to store parts in a warehouse, comprising:
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a storage device readable by a processing circuit and storing tangible instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; generating for each part an associated designator having two components, including the steps of; for each of the parts, i) determining one of the componenets of the associated designator based on physical dimensions of the part, and ii) determining a second of the components of the associated designator based on a pick velocity of the part; and using the designator for each of the parts to assign a location at which to store said each part in the warehouse for the parts, and wherein;
the warehouse has an entrance/exit, and the using step includes the steps of;using the one of the components of the designators to determine vertical distances of the assigned locations for the parts in the warehouse, and using the second of the components of the designators to determine the distances of the identified locations for the parts from said entrance/exit, and the pick velocity of each part is determined by dividing the daily going rate for the part by a given quantity, and the first component of the designator associated with each part is determined based on the physical density of said each part. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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