Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated inventory replenishment
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Application No.: US15806436Application Date: 2017-11-08
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Publication No.: US11244279B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Michael D. Essenmacher , Anthony M. Cocuzza , Nancy S. Tilley , Janice M. Young , Yuk L. Chan
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Heather S. Chatterton; Nathan M. Rau; Daniel M. Yeates
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G06F16/9537

Abstract:
Modifying item packaging according to determined replenishment times. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for modifying item packaging is described herein. An order is received from a user for an item. An exhaustion time for the item is calculated according to an inventory database for the user. An initial replenishment time for the item is calculated. A package quantity is calculated according to the exhaustion time, shipment time, initial replenishment time, and inventory database.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190138977A1 AUTOMATED INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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