Product palletizing system
A computer-implemented product palletizing system and a method of product palletizing which includes processor in communication with a memory element containing a computer code executable to coordinate the discrete activities of one or more pickers and conveyor product sorting assembly to allocate a plurality of products to a plurality of pallets.
1. A retrofit of an existing palletizing system including a computer having a non-transitory memory element containing a computer code executable to generate a product list associated with a customer identifier, said product list containing one or more products, comprising:
a retrofit computer code executable to:
identify conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code;
associate a pallet identifier with each of said conveyor products;
operate a product recognition device to identify said conveyor products based upon comparison of a product image to plurality of product image templates in a product image database; and
operate a product sorter to sort said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes based upon said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor products.
2. The retrofit of claim 1 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to identify non-conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code.
3. The retrofit of claim 2 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to:
display said product list on a mobile device; and
indicate on said mobile device said conveyor products.
4. The retrofit of claim 3 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device said non-conveyor products.
5. The retrofit of claim 3 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device.
6. The retrofit of claim 4 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products.
7. The retrofit of claim 5 , wherein said mobile device comprises a first mobile device carried by a first picker.
8. The retrofit of claim 5 , wherein said mobile device comprises a second mobile device carried by a second picker.
9. The retrofit of claim 1 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to generate a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists.
10. The retrofit of claim 9 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to prioritize order in said plurality of product lists in said product wave.
11. The retrofit of claim 10 , wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to:
generate a plurality of product waves; and
prioritize order in said plurality of product waves.
12. A method of retrofitting an existing palletizing system including a computer having a non-transitory memory element containing a computer code executable to generate a product list associated with a customer identifier, said method comprising:
modifying said computer code with a retrofit computer code capable of:
identifying conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code;
associating a pallet identifier with each of said conveyor products;
operating a product recognition device to identify said conveyor products based upon comparison of a product image to plurality of product image templates in a product image database; and
operating a product sorter to sort said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes based upon said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor products.
13. The method of retrofitting of claim 12 , further comprising identifying non-conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code.
14. The method of retrofitting of claim 13 , further comprising:
displaying said product list on a mobile device; and
indicating on said mobile device said conveyor products.
15. The method of retrofitting of claim 14 , further comprising indicating on said mobile device said non-conveyor products.
16. The method of retrofitting of claim 14 , further comprising indicating on said mobile device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device.
17. The method of retrofitting of claim 15 , further comprising indicating on said mobile device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products.
18. The method of retrofitting of claim 15 , wherein said mobile device comprises a first mobile device carried by a first picker.
19. The method of retrofitting of claim 17 , wherein said mobile device comprises a second mobile device carried by a second picker.
20. The method of retrofitting of claim 12 , further comprising generating a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists.
21. The method of retrofitting of claim 20 , further comprising prioritizing order in said plurality of product lists in said product wave.
22. The method of retrofitting of claim 21 , further comprising:
generating a plurality of product waves; and
prioritizing order in said plurality of product waves.