APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING OUT OF STOCK CONDITIONS

• US 20070112651A1
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: T3C, Inc. (Information Resources Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: T3C, Inc. (Information Resources Incorporated)
• Inventors: Swan, Richard, Golovin, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US11/551,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A method of evaluating out of stock conditions includes determining a minimum provable stock level relying upon RFID and non-RFID information sources.

Claims

1. A method of evaluating out of stock conditions, comprising:

determining a minimum provable stock level relying upon RFID and non-RFID information sources.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a minimum provable stock level includes evaluating out of stock conditions as a function of time, out of stock frequency, weight and accumulated weight.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the RFID information source includes RFID information from a receiving door.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the RFID information source includes RFID information from a salesfloor.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating a period that does not have an out of stock condition.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising evaluating a period that is a continuation of an out of stock condition.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising evaluating a first day out of stock episode.