SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING INVENTORY ITEMS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for transporting inventory items.SOLUTION: A method for transporting inventory items includes moving a mobile drive unit to a first point within a workspace. The first point is a location of an inventory holder. The method further includes docking the mobile drive unit with the inventory holder and moving the mobile drive unit and the inventory holder to a second point within the workspace. The second point is associated with a conveyance facility. The method further includes moving the inventory holder to a third point within the workspace by using the conveyance facility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15