Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “The delivery of products to stores from distrib ution centers has many steps that are subject to errors and inefficiencies. When the order from the customer is received, at least one pallet is loaded with the specified products according to a “pick list.” “For example, the products may be cases of beverage containers (e.g. cartons of cans and beverage crates containing bottles or cans, etc). There are many differ ent permutations of flavors, sizes, and types of beverage containers delivered t o each store. When building pallets, missing or mis-picked product can account f or significant additional operating costs.
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