Patent ID: 11954638
Assignee: CAINIAO SMART LOGISTICS HOLDING LIMITED
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining merchandise status of the merchandises in the one or more target orders, and determining a target shelf according to the merchandise status comprises:
obtaining a storage quantity of a first merchandise in the one or more target orders on each shelf when the first merchandise is stored on a plurality of shelves;
counting a required quantity of the first merchandise in the one or more target orders;
using a plurality of shelves having a storage quantity of the first merchandise that is greater than or equal to the required quantity as candidate shelves;
determining whether each of the candidate shelves has been allocated a picking task of the first merchandise;
if the picking task of the first merchandise is allocated to at least one of the candidate shelves, determining whether only one of the candidate shelves is allocated the picking task of the first merchandise;
if only one of the candidate shelves is allocated the picking task of the first merchandise, determining the one candidate shelf as the target shelf;
if more than one of the candidate shelves are each allocated a picking task of the first merchandise, determining whether one or more other merchandises in the one or more target orders are allocated to one or more picking tasks;
if a second merchandise of the one or more other merchandises is allocated to a picking task, calculating an estimated picking time of the second merchandise;
determining the target shelf from the candidate shelves according to the estimated picking time; and
if the one or more other merchandises are not allocated to one or more picking tasks, selecting a candidate shelf on which the first merchandise has an earliest merchandise picking time as the target shelf.