3 rd IEEE International Conference on Computational Systems and Information Technology for Sustainable Solutions 2018 ISBN: 978-1-5386-6078-2 © 2018 IEEE 50 Design of IoT Architecture for order picking in a typical warehouse Dr. C K Nagendra Guptha Industrial Engineering and Manageent R V College of Engineering Bengaluru, India nagendragupta@rvce.edu.in Bhaskar M G Industrial Engineering and Bhaskar M G Manageent R V College of Engineering Bengaluru, India bhaskarmg@rvce.edu.in Meghasree V Industrial Engineering and Manageent R V College of Engineering Bengaluru, India meghasreev@gmail.com Abstract— Internet of things is a new revolution in the capabilities of the endpoints that are connected to the internet, and is been driven by the advancements in capabilities of sensor networks, mobile devices, wireless communications, networking and cloud technologies. The demand for high-individualized products and services is continually increasing. Global presence and diverse product portfolio further adds to complexity. Visibility is a key challenge in warehouse management as there is need for accurate and timely information on shipments. Due to its increasing complexity, it is difficult to handle with ordinary planning and control practices. In order to overcome the competitive business environment one has to take actions with the implementation of IoT in warehouses. This research work proposes an IoT architecture for order picking process in a warehouse. The major outcome of this work is the design of an IoT architecture for order picking process in a warehouse. The other outcomes are real time tracking and visibility into inventory, reduction of cost of warehouse operations and improved safety and reduced theft & pilferages. The future scope of IoT in warehouse is that while full automation is still relatively rare, even traditional man-to-goods warehouse operations have been impacted by new technologies, though people may still shoulder the greatest part of the workload. Keywords— Warehouse management system, Order picking, Internet of Things I. INTRODUCTION Internet of things (IoT) comprises of things that have unique identities and are connected to the internet. The applications of IoT span a wide range of domains including homes, cities, environment, energy systems, retail, logistics, industry, agriculture and health. Flexibility of system, modularity and reliable throughput, in addition to the scalability play a major role in the quality of materials handling and warehousing system. IoT is making an impact in the warehouse and across the supply chain in number of ways such as Warehouse Automation, ERP and Inventory Management. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Swagat Kumar et al, presents a study on robotic system that can automate the task of picking and stowing objects from and to a rack in an e-commerce fulfillment warehouse[1]. Namboodiri Akash Prasad et al, proposes a less cumbersome and more efficient product tracking methodology[2]. Raed Abdulla et al, presents a research based project which is about managing stock using android Smartphone with RFID technology system[3]. C.K.M. Lee et al, proposes an Internet of things (IoT)-based warehouse management system with an advanced data analytical approach using computational intelligence techniques to enable smart logistics for Industry 4.0[4]. M Prashanth et al, explains about the warehouse robots that are used for transporting products from source to destination in a warehouse [5]. Josip Habazin et al, explains that the proper functioning of warehouse processes is fundamental for operational improvement and overall logistic supply chain improvement [6]. Stefano Farne et al, The Industrial Internet of Thing (IIoT) approach to an Industry plant design devises a comprehensive interconnection of the system components, from sections up to single devices, in order to get a general and punctual understanding of the process [7]. PawelTadejko et al, opined internet of Things can overcome shortcomings of some areas of logistics [8]. Chunling Sun et al, explains that Radio Frequency Identification RFID is a non-contact automatic identification technology, which signals through radio frequency automatic identification and access to relevant target data, no need for manual intervention to identify job can work in a variety of harsh environment [9]. L. Barretoa et al, under the concept of "Industry 4.0", production processes will be pushed to be increasingly interconnected, unavoidable [10]. III. MOTIVATION The demand for high-individualized products and services is continually increasing. Global presence and diverse product portfolio further adds to complexity. Visibility is a key challenge in warehouse management as there is need for accurate and timely information on shipments. In addition to this emphasis should be on streamlining the processes, eliminate redundant processes, reduce errors and optimize cost of operations. Ordinary planning and control practices fails in handling the