摘要 |
Techniques are described for assigning an item to a slot in an item storage facility. A first sorting technique is applied according to a specified item ordering criteria to arrange a plurality of items in a prioritized list of items. A second sorting technique is applied according to a specified slot ordering criteria to arrange a plurality of slots in a prioritized list of slots. A value ci is calculated for each item in the prioritized list of items, wherein the value ci represents the total number of available slots from the prioritized list of slots that the item can be successfully assigned to according to specified constraint rules. An item from the prioritized list of items is selected that has a smallest numeric value ck. A first slot from the prioritized list of slots is selected, wherein the selected item having the smallest numeric value ck meets specified constraints.
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