Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP
Placement of inventory in a materials handling facility
In various embodiments, approaches for the placement of inbound inventory in a materials handling facility are described. A product identifier is input from inbound inventory into a computer system, where the inbound inventory is to be stocked in a materials handling facility. At least one available inventory location is identified in the computer system that presents a lowest cost for storage of the inbound inventory in the materials handling facility. The inbound inventory is stocked in the at least one available inventory location contemporaneously with the determination of the at least one available inventory location in the computer system that presents the lowest cost for storage of the inbound inventory in the materials handling facility.
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Xiao Yu Kalyanaraman Nadia Han S. Pradeep Kaushal A.
Li Prasad Shouraboura Lee Desai Sanghavi