System and method to incorporate node fulfillment capacity and capacity utilization in balancing fulfillment load across retail supply networks
US11074544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0876
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Evaluating node fulfillment capacity in node order assignment by receiving a current order for node order assignment, retrieving data of each node, the retrieved data of each node including current capacity utilization, determining a probability of backlog on an expected ship date of each node, the probability of backlog being based on the retrieved current capacity utilization, determining a capacity utilization cost of each node based on the probability of backlog on the expected ship date, automatically calculating a fulfillment cost of each node of the current order based on the capacity utilization cost, identifying one or more nodes for the current order with the lowest fulfillment cost and automatically generating a node order assignment assigning the current order to one of the one or more nodes with the lowest fulfillment cost.
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