Inventory management strategy evaluation system and method
First Claim
1. A method for providing an inventory management system for managing an inventory portfolio with a plurality of inventory management strategies in a data processing system comprising the steps of:
- accessing in the data processing system a database containing inventory resources data corresponding to the inventory portfolio and an inventory item to be evaluated;
analyzing the inventory resources data of the inventory item with the inventory resources data of the inventory portfolio;
determining an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory; and
selecting an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory item when it is determined which inventory management strategy for the inventory is applicable.
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Abstract
A system and method for evaluating an inventory management strategy combines multiple management strategies in a single inventory management system. The system analyzes the inventory portfolio on an item-by-item basis to assign the most suitable management strategy for that item. The inventory management system provides a high level of flexibility for the users to define input parameters to ensure a desired level of customer satisfaction. Additionally, it determines whether the inventory items are forecastable before predicting future demands.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for providing an inventory management system for managing an inventory portfolio with a plurality of inventory management strategies in a data processing system comprising the steps of:
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accessing in the data processing system a database containing inventory resources data corresponding to the inventory portfolio and an inventory item to be evaluated; analyzing the inventory resources data of the inventory item with the inventory resources data of the inventory portfolio; determining an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory; and selecting an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory item when it is determined which inventory management strategy for the inventory is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an inventory management system in a data processing system comprising the steps of:
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storing in a database located in the data processing system historical data corresponding to an inventory item; computing a demand frequency of the inventory item from the historical data; determining whether a future demand of the inventory item is forecastable based on the demand frequency; determining an appropriate inventory management strategy for the inventory based on the determination of whether the future demand of the inventory item is forecastable; and selecting the appropriate inventory management strategy for the inventory item for the inventory item when it is determined which inventory management strategy for the inventory is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method performed by a data processing system for providing an inventory management system, comprising the steps of:
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accessing in a database inventory resources data corresponding to an inventory portfolio; accessing in the database inventory resources data corresponding to an inventory item to be evaluated; comparing in the data processing system the inventory resources data of the inventory item to the resources data of the inventory portfolio; selecting an appropriate inventory management strategy for the inventory item for the inventory item based on the result of the comparison; and determining a management prescription for the inventory item based on the selected management strategy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An inventory management system for managing an inventory portfolio with a plurality of inventory management strategies comprising:
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means for accessing a database containing inventory resources data corresponding to the inventory portfolio and an inventory item to be evaluated; means for analyzing the inventory resources data of the inventory item with the inventory resources data of the inventory portfolio; means for determining an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory and; means for selecting an appropriate one of the inventory management strategies for the inventory item when it is determined which inventory management strategy for the inventory is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An inventory management system comprising:
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a memory containing a database that stores historical data corresponding to an inventory item; means for computing a demand frequency of the inventory item from the historical data; means for determining whether a future demand of the inventory item is forecastable based on the demand frequency; means for determining an appropriate inventory management strategies for the inventory based on the determination of whether the future demand of the inventory item is forecastable; and means for selecting an appropriate inventory management strategy for the inventory item for the inventory item when it is determined which inventory management strategy for the inventory is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An inventory management system comprising:
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means for accessing in a database inventory resources data corresponding to an inventory portfolio; means for accessing in the database inventory resources data corresponding to an inventory item to be evaluated; and a processor configured to; compare the inventory resources data of the inventory item to the resources data of the inventory portfolio; select an appropriate inventory management strategy for the inventory item for the inventory item based on the result of the comparison; and determine a management prescription for the inventory item based on the selected management strategy. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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