System and method for merchandise distribution
First Claim
1. A merchandise distribution system, comprising:
- a merchandise sales-prediction module that determines sales-prediction result for a featured product based on estimated sales volume of the featured product from a distribution center, wherein the sales-prediction result is used to pre-allocate the featured product to the distribution center; and
an order processing module that receives an order from a consumer and dispatches order information, wherein the ordered product is moved from the distribution center to a delivery entity closer to a consumer delivery address before receiving the order information, and wherein the ordered product is delivered from the delivery entity to the consumer delivery address after receiving the order information.
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Abstract
A lightweight merchandise distribution system for online group-buying is provided. The distribution system comprises a computer server, a plurality of small distribution centers, and a plurality of delivery entities. The computer server comprises a merchandise sales-prediction module and a distribution center-optimization module. Before a product is featured on a group-buying website, the number of small distribution centers is set up in a densely populated city based on the center-optimization result. The featured product is then pre-allocated to each distribution center based on the sales-prediction result. Each delivery entity comprises a delivery person, a wireless handheld device, and a delivery vehicle. The delivery person preloads the featured products onto the delivery vehicle before receiving any order. The delivery person delivers the ordered product by the delivery vehicle once the purchase order is received from the wireless handheld device.
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22 Claims
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1. A merchandise distribution system, comprising:
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a merchandise sales-prediction module that determines sales-prediction result for a featured product based on estimated sales volume of the featured product from a distribution center, wherein the sales-prediction result is used to pre-allocate the featured product to the distribution center; and an order processing module that receives an order from a consumer and dispatches order information, wherein the ordered product is moved from the distribution center to a delivery entity closer to a consumer delivery address before receiving the order information, and wherein the ordered product is delivered from the delivery entity to the consumer delivery address after receiving the order information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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determining merchandise sales-prediction result for a featured product, wherein the sales-prediction result is based on an estimated sales volume of the featured product from a distribution center, and wherein the sales-prediction result is used to pre-allocate the featured product to the distribution center; receiving an order from a consumer, wherein the ordered product is moved from the distribution center to a delivery entity closer to a consumer delivery address before receiving the order; and dispatching order information such that the ordered product is delivered from the delivery entity to the consumer delivery address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving merchandise sales-prediction result for one or more featured products, wherein the featured products are pre-allocated to a distribution center based on the sales-prediction result before receiving any order for the featured products; receiving order information by a wireless handheld device associated with a delivery vehicle, wherein the featured products are preloaded onto the delivery vehicle from the distribution center before receiving the order information; and delivering one or more ordered products from the delivery vehicle after processing the order information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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determining merchandise sales-prediction result for a featured product, wherein the sales-prediction result is based on an estimated sales volume of the featured product from a destination foreign country; performing custom clearance and thereby shipping the featured product from an originating country to the destination foreign country based on the sales-prediction result; and receiving an order from a consumer, wherein the ordered product is moved from the originating country to the destination foreign country before receiving the order. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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