US 11,989,688 B2
Decision support system for optimizing the unit identifier stocking decision
Amit Kalra, Acton, MA (US); Maimuna Rangwala, Framingham, MA (US); Ehsan Ardjmand, Framingham, MA (US); and Christine DeJesse, Brooklyn, CT (US)
Assigned to Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,223.
Application 17/650,223 is a division of application No. 15/257,909, filed on Sep. 6, 2016, granted, now 11,244,278.
Prior Publication US 2022/0230129 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a stocking decision engine configured to:
determine affinities between unit identifiers based on order level data;
determine one or more sets of unit identifiers based on the affinities between the unit identifiers and the order level data, the affinity for each of the one or more sets of unit identifiers indicating a probability that the set of unit identifiers occur in a common order;
determine one or more incremental carton and expense prevention opportunity (ICEPO) values for the one or more sets of unit identifiers based on carton and expense data;
determine one or more contribution values for unit identifiers in the one or more sets of unit identifiers;
generate a subset of unit identifiers from the one or more sets of unit identifiers based on the affinity for each of the one or more sets of unit identifiers and a combination between the one or more ICEPO values and the one or more contribution values for the one or more sets of unit identifiers; and
transmit an electronic data signal indicating the subset of unit identifiers to a computing system of an inventory replenishment system via a computer interface; and
the inventory replenishment system configured to:
receive the subset of unit identifiers from the stocking decision engine via the computer interface; and
stock or destock one or more items in a fulfillment center based on the subset of unit identifiers.