OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001948

System and method for mitigating order picking bottlenecks

Published: 2026-09-15T19:09:41.904953Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001948
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A system having a process for order fulfillment bottleneck mitigation that
includes receiving, at a picking station (602), a first tote (160, 160G)
specific to a first order with the first tote (160, 160G) containing items
(401) specific to the first order and a plurality of other orders. A first
quantity of items (401) required by the first order are retrieved along with a
second quantity of items (404) that is the sum of the items required by the
other orders. The second quantity of items (404) are stored in a storage (164)
at the picking station (602). A second tote (160, 160b) is received at the
first picking station (602) that has no further orders pending. A third
quantity of items required by a second order is retrieved from the storage
(164) and placed into the second tote (160, 160b).

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001948
Published 2026-09-15T19:09:41.904953Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001948