Patent ID: 9009072
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: calculating, by a management module, a plurality of product velocities, a product velocity associated with demand for an inventory item available for ordering within an inventory system; selecting, by the management module, a fixed number of inventory holders to be stationed at the inventory pier, the fixed number corresponding to a plurality of defined areas along a first side of an inventory pier, wherein the selection of an inventory holder to be stationed at a defined area is based at least in part upon the product velocity of the inventory item, the inventory item stored by the inventory holder; instructing, by the management module, a mobile drive unit to transport the selected inventory holder to the defined area; receiving, by the management module, an order for the inventory item; and instructing, by the management module, the mobile drive unit to transport an order holder associated with the order to a second side of the inventory pier, wherein the order holder is operable to receive the inventory item at a location along the second side opposite the defined area.