Patent ID: 11939162
Assignee: STAPLES, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
generate a picking itinerary based on one or more locations of items in an order fulfillment center and received order data identifying the items, the picking itinerary including pick-to-cart routing for one or more carts;
transport the one or more carts in the order fulfillment center according to the pick-to-cart routing;
determine a zone of the order fulfillment center to which to assign a picker based on the picking itinerary including determining one or more boundaries of the zone using a clustering algorithm;
determine one or more tasks for the picker located in the zone, the one or more tasks including picking at least one of the items from the one or more locations to the one or more carts in association with the pick-to-cart routing;
output pick instructions to a picker client device directing the picker to perform the one or more tasks; and
responsive to the one or more tasks being performed, transport the one or more carts to a defined point in the order fulfillment center.