OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPMENT CONTAINERIZATION FOR MULTICHANNEL FULFILLMENT CENTERS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a buyer fulfillment center identifier configured to identify a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace, the item physically held at a seller fulfillment center; and
a container shipping determination module executable by a processor configured to identify a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center, to determine space availability in the container when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, to determine whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container, to compute a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container, to notify the buyer of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, the limited amount of time computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container.
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Abstract
A system and method for optimizing shipment of containers between fulfillment centers are described. The system identifies a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace. The item is physically held at a seller fulfillment center. The system identifies a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center. Space availability in the container is determined when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace. The system determines whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container and computes a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container. The buyer is notified of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace. The limited amount of time is computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a buyer fulfillment center identifier configured to identify a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace, the item physically held at a seller fulfillment center; and a container shipping determination module executable by a processor configured to identify a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center, to determine space availability in the container when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, to determine whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container, to compute a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container, to notify the buyer of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, the limited amount of time computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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identifying a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace, the item physically held at a seller fulfillment center; identifying a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center; determining a space availability in the container when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace; determining whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container; computing a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container; and notifying the buyer of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, the limited amount of time computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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identifying a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace, the item physically held at a seller fulfillment center; identifying a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center; determining a space availability in the container when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace; determining whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container; computing a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container; and notifying the buyer of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace, the limited amount of time computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container.
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