Optimizing inventory in accordance with a constrained network

US9208467B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9208467-B2
Application numberUS-75830310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 12, 2010
Priority dateJul 19, 2004
Publication dateDec 8, 2015
Grant dateDec 8, 2015

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In one embodiment, optimizing inventory includes accessing service level band sets. Each service level band set is associated with a policy group, and includes service level bands. Each service level band of a service level band set has a service level priority with respect to any other service level bands of the same service level band set. An inventory band set is determined for each service level band set. Each inventory band set includes inventory bands, where each inventory band satisfies a corresponding service level band assuming an unconstrained network. Each inventory band of an inventory band set has an inventory priority with respect to any other inventory bands of the same inventory band set. A feasible supply chain plan that satisfies the inventory band sets is generated in order of the inventory priorities until a constrained network is depleted.

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What is claimed is: 1. A supply chain network, comprising: two or more supply chain entities comprising at least one starting entity and at least one ending entity, wherein the at least one starting entity receives items directly from one or more suppliers and supplies items to the at least one ending entities, and the at least one ending entity supplies items directly to at least one customer; and two or more supply chain arcs connecting the one or more suppliers, the two or mo…

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What does patent US9208467B2 cover?
In one embodiment, optimizing inventory includes accessing service level band sets. Each service level band set is associated with a policy group, and includes service level bands. Each service level band of a service level band set has a service level priority with respect to any other service level bands of the same service level band set. An inventory band set is determined for each service …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Najmi Adeel, Jda Software Group Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/087. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).