OPTIMIZATION OF WAREHOUSE LAYOUT BASED ON CUSTOMIZABLE GOALS

摘要

Exemplary methods and systems enable relocation of a warehouse to an optimal layout determined according to customizable goals. An exemplary method includes, in a warehouse management system (WMS), receiving information of a warehouse and items in the warehouse, new items expected to be received in the warehouse at a future date and delivery at a future date Identifying an item shipment forecast including items present in the warehouse marked for , determining an optimal layout of items in the warehouse for the current day based on the item shipment estimate, and measuring the time for the robotic device to perform the task determining an amount of time for relocating the items by one or more of the robotic devices relocating the items to an optimal layout based on the value, and based on the amount of time for relocating the items being less than the threshold amount of time. deciding to relocate them.