FREE LOCATION ITEM AND STORAGE RETRIEVAL

摘要

Inventory is managed to minimize the footprint of storage spaces affected by variable production volumes and high inventory turnover. A warehouse includes a plurality of storage spaces for storage of items in the inventory. In response to receiving a request to store or retrieve a particular item, a recommended storage space in the warehouse can be determined for the particular item. The determination can be at least partially based on one or more user-defined facts, one or more user-defined rules, and a current state of the warehouse at the time the item location request is received. The user-defined facts can relate to an item, the inventory, the plurality of storage spaces, and/or the warehouse. The user-defined rules can be configured to dynamically assign storage spaces to the warehouse based at least partially on user-defined indications of how items will be consumed during a workflow performed within the warehouse.

主权项

1. A method of managing an inventory in a warehouse, the inventory including a plurality of items, the warehouse including a plurality of storage spaces for storage of the plurality of items, the method comprising:
receiving an item location request, the item location request being one of a storage request or a retrieval request for a particular item; and responsive to receiving the item location request, determining, using a processor, a recommended storage space in the warehouse in which to store the particular item or from which to retrieve the particular item, the determining being at least partially based on: one or more user-defined facts, one or more user-defined rules, and a current state of the warehouse at the time the item location request is received, the user-defined facts relating to at least one of an item, the inventory, the plurality of storage spaces, or the warehouse, the user-defined rules being configured to dynamically assign storage spaces to the warehouse based at least partially on user-defined indications of how items will be consumed during a workflow performed within the warehouse.