Observing the action inside modern automated warehouses gives the impression of a well-choreographed flow of goods from receiving to storage and from storage to shipping, with no interruptions or bottlenecks. This continuous flow is interrupted when goods are shipped out of the warehouse. Shipping relies on transportation vehicles with finite capacity operating on discrete trip schedules. Even with the best scheduling, shipping introduces “fulfillment batches” that correspond to each departing transport truck.
Warehouses use staging areas to accumulate and organize the goods that are to be shipped out on the ...
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