Automated stretch wrapping within closely spaced pallets

An inventory management system, comprising:

• a workspace defining a plurality of loading zones separated by passages and each sized to contain a palletized item stack;
• a carriage suspended over the workspace and moveable above the loading zones;
• and
• an accessory coupled with the carriage and positionable to extend at least partially downward from the carriage into the passages, wherein the accessory is moveable within the passages and around a target palletized item stack to apply stretch wrap material to the target palletized item stack, wherein the accessory comprises:
• a main body;
• a boom extending at least partially upward from the main body toward the carriage;
• a dispenser coupled with the main body and arranged for supporting a spool of stretch wrap material;
• and
• a driving wheel extending from the main body, the driving wheel arranged to rotate against the target palletized item stack and propel the main body and the boom along a perimeter of the target palletized item stack so as to facilitate deployment of the stretch wrap material around the target palletized item stack.

An inventory management system, comprising:

• an accessory configured for movement among passages defined between loading zones sized for containing palletized item stacks, the accessory comprising:
• a main body;
• a boom extending at least partially upward from the main body for supporting the main body from above;
• a dispenser coupled with the main body and arranged for supporting a spool of stretch wrap material;
• and
• a driving wheel extending from the main body, the driving wheel arranged to rotate against a target palletized item stack and propel the main body and the boom along a perimeter of the target palletized item stack so as to facilitate deployment of the stretch wrap material around the target palletized item stack.