APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING AND FOR FILLING ORDERS FROM MULTI-ITEM INVENTORIES

摘要

This invention relates to an apparatus (10) for handling products, comprising a computer processing system (24). A plurality of storage racks (14) having a plurality of storage locations (15) for storing a plurality of products, at least one rack (14) of said plurality of storage racks is moveable in at least one direction, the plurality of the storage (24) being controlled by said computer processing system (24); means (18) for imputing identifying information for a plurality of products into said computer (24). At least one product handling device (20) controlled by said computer processing system (24) for placing at least one of the plurality of products into a storage location; said storage location being determined by said computer processing system just prior to placing said product. Memory (36) in said computer processing system (24) which stores the identifying information of said product and said storage location (15).