System and Method for Optimization of Group Shipments to Reduce Shipping Costs
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving data related to delivering shipments to a set of recipients at separate addresses;
generating by a computer a first shipping option to deliver shipments to a first sub-set of the recipients within a first time period, and to deliver shipments to a second sub-set of recipients within a second time period that is greater than the first time period, shipments to the second sub-set of recipients being a greater distance than shipments to the first sub-set of recipients, the first shipping option provides a cost of shipping savings relative to shipping to all of the recipients within the first time period, wherein the generating of the first shipping option comprises selecting the second sub-set of recipients to include a quantity of recipients to provide a cost of shipping savings equal or greater to a predetermined percentage; and
presenting the first shipping option in a user interface to a user for selection.
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Abstract
Described herein is a method and system to provide optimizing shipping costs that can help arbitrate between a precise solution at an unreasonable cost and a reasonable solution at a very reasonable cost.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data related to delivering shipments to a set of recipients at separate addresses; generating by a computer a first shipping option to deliver shipments to a first sub-set of the recipients within a first time period, and to deliver shipments to a second sub-set of recipients within a second time period that is greater than the first time period, shipments to the second sub-set of recipients being a greater distance than shipments to the first sub-set of recipients, the first shipping option provides a cost of shipping savings relative to shipping to all of the recipients within the first time period, wherein the generating of the first shipping option comprises selecting the second sub-set of recipients to include a quantity of recipients to provide a cost of shipping savings equal or greater to a predetermined percentage; and presenting the first shipping option in a user interface to a user for selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tangible machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving data related to delivering shipments to a set of recipients at separate addresses; generating by a computer a first shipping option to deliver shipments to a first sub-set of the recipients within a first time period, and to deliver shipments to a second sub-set of recipients within a second time period that is greater than the first time period, shipments to the second sub-set of recipients being a greater distance than shipments to the first sub-set of recipients, the first shipping option provides a cost of shipping savings relative to shipping to all of the recipients within the first time period, wherein the generating of the first shipping option comprises selecting the second sub-set of recipients to include a quantity of recipients to provide a cost of shipping savings equal or greater to a predetermined percentage; and presenting the first shipping option in a user interface to a user for selection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible system comprising:
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means for receiving data related to delivering shipments to a set of recipients at separate addresses; tangible means for generating a first shipping option to deliver shipments to a first sub-set of the recipients within a first time period, and to deliver shipments to a second sub-set of recipients within a second time period that is greater than the first time period, shipments to the second sub-set of recipients being a greater distance than shipments to the first sub-set of recipients, the first shipping option provides a cost of shipping savings relative to shipping to all of the recipients within the first time period, wherein the tangible means for generating the first shipping option further comprises selecting the second sub-set of recipients to include a quantity of recipients to provide a cost of shipping savings equal or greater to a predetermined percentage; and means for presenting the first shipping option in a user interface to a user for selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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