Patent ID: 8055377
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of controlling picking operations of a number of users in a warehouse, comprising: presenting a sequence of picking instructions for a picking operation online individually to the number of users via an instruction presentation device associated with the respective user, each picking instruction specifying a handling unit (HU) for goods to be transferred, a picking equipment to be used, a source location of the goods and a destination location, the HU being a container for storing and transporting the goods, and the picking equipment being a tool for transferring the HU; accepting online data verification of the HU and the goods picked; changing a subsequent picking instruction in the sequence in response to a selected one of a set of resequencing options that are available to the users; and presenting the changed sequence of picking instructions to the users; wherein the picking operation includes introducing the goods into the HU at the source location, placing the HU on the picking equipment, and transferring the HU to the destination location, wherein the set of resequencing options include reversing the sequence of the picking instructions.