OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002503

Method and control system for preparing orders of goods stored in an automated storage system

Published: 2026-09-15T19:13:29.885371Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002503
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A control system controls an automated storage and retrieval system to perform
a method including receiving a plurality of orders in an order list;
allocating each order to one of a plurality of pick-up entities; ranking the
plurality of orders in the order list according to time received; estimating,
for each order, a preparation time for preparing and delivering the order to a
pick-up point for pick-up by the allocated pick-up entity; estimating, for
each order, a pick-up time at which the allocated pick-up entity will be ready
to pick up the order based on information about the allocated pick-up entity;
comparing, for each order, the estimated preparation time and the estimated
pick-up time; updating the ranking of the orders in the order list so that
each order will be delivered at the pick-up point at a time within a
predetermined time interval overlapping the estimated pick-up time of the
allocated pick-up entity; and controlling the automated storage and retrieval
system for preparing and delivering the orders of goods at the pick-up point
according to the updated ranking of orders in the order list.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002503
Published 2026-09-15T19:13:29.885371Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002503