A Method for Automatically Configuring a System for Managing Material Handling Assets

摘要

Abstract A method by which a facility management computer system discovers presence of a previously unknown material handling asset upon installation at the facility, said method comprising: storing configuration data in a memory wherein the configuration data comprise an identification of the material handling asset and information specifying at least one physical characteristic of the material handling asset; delivering the memory storing configuration data to the facility; electrically connecting the memory to facility management computer system; upon connection of the memory to the facility management computer system, automatically transferring the configuration data from the memory into the facility management computer system, and the facility management computer system using the configuration data to manage operation of the material handling asset.