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Picking and shipping method

a shipping method and combination technology, applied in the direction of liquid material, solid material, individual articles, etc., to achieve the effect of flexible handling of small, expensive or sensitive articles

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-09-19
DEMATIC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a method for picking and shipping small, expensive or sensitive articles that overcomes the disadvantages of traditional methods. The packer gathers individual articles and packs them directly into shipping containers at the shipping station, which speeds up the process and makes it more efficient. This method allows for flexible handling of the articles and reduces the risk of damage or loss during shipment.

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The two stages required for the picking and shipping process for the small articles which cannot be packed directly onto the shipping unit result in uneconomical systems having two partial systems and limitations associated therewith such as long throughput times, the total speed is determined by the slowest step and the need to synchronize the processes.

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[0021]The distribution warehouse 1 of retail businesses is supplied with articles A via an inlet 2. After processing orders for supplying retail businesses, shipping units VE leave the distribution warehouse 1 via an outlet 3.

[0022]When processing supply orders, the requested number of articles A of the most varied type are gathered for the respective order and packed onto a (or several) corresponding shipping unit VE.

[0023]For this purpose, the articles A are initially stored intermediately in a storage area 4, entering via the inlet 2. The articles A can be repacked into product containers depending upon the type of delivery, e.g., on pallets or in cartons or can also be stored in the cartons. Likewise, it is possible to not depalletize the articles but to store them on the pallets. The most varied types of storage are feasible and are known in principle.

[0024]For completing an order, the different articles are, as is already known, now successively guided in sufficient amounts, e...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a combined picking and shipping method according to the goods-to-person principle. Shipping containers (VB) and packaging units (VP) are conveyed to a shipping station, and a packer at the shipping station manually packs packaging units that are directly conveyed to the shipping station onto a corresponding shipping unit (VE), said packer gathering individual articles (A) that are conveyed to the shipping station in a shipping container (VB) provided at the shipping station.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims the priority benefits of International Patent Application No. PCT / EP2011 / 0070386, filed on Nov. 17, 2011, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a combined picking and shipping method in accordance with the goods-to-person principle wherein shipping containers and packing units are supplied to a shipping station and a packer at the shipping station manually packs packing units—directly supplied to the shipping station—onto a corresponding shipping unit.[0003]During a picking procedure, often diverse product ranges are to be handled. In addition to packing units which can be packed directly on shipping units, there is the requirement in the case of smaller articles to pick these into a shipping container and then to pack this shipping container onto the shipping unit as a packing unit (cf. Gudehus, Timm, Logistik, Springer 1999...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B5/00
CPCB65B5/00B65G1/1378
Inventor STOETZNER, MATTHIAS
Owner DEMATIC