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System, method and article of manufacture to optimize inventory and merchandising shelf space utilization

  • US 6,341,269 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1999
  • Issued: 01/22/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inventory optimization method to enable a user to select products for a space, said method comprising:

  • determining at least one optimization analysis objective;

    communicating operationally dependent information about various products and importing said operationally dependent information to an inventory database;

    identifying a subset of data elements within said database on which to perform an optimization analysis and communicating said subset of data elements to an optimizing computer;

    performing an optimization analysis upon said subset of data elements using said optimizing computer to thereby obtain an unconstrained report and a constrained report; and

    , providing said reports to a user to enable the user to select products for the space.

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