Currency management
First Claim
1. A computer-based currency management method comprising:
- receiving by a computer information of currency inventory at one or more nodes in a financial network;
receiving by the computer a forecast for currency demand for the one or more nodes, the forecast for currency demand being for a demand period that is a plurality of days, the forecast defining expected deposits and withdrawals of currency for each of the days in the demand period; and
establishing by the computer a currency transportation plan for supplies of currency and collections of currency for the one or more nodes based on, for each node, the currency inventory, the forecast for currency demand, and a plurality of costs of handling currency, the plurality of costs of handling currency including a transportation cost and one or more other handling costs, and wherein establishing the currency transportation plan includes;
calibrating by the computer the supplies of currency and the collections of currency for a plurality of overnight maximum limits for each node so that for each overnight maximum limit an opening balance for a following day is less than the overnight maximum limit and greater than a minimum reserve;
for each node, selecting by the computer one of the plurality of overnight maximum limits for the node, the selection resulting in a minimization of a sum of the transportation cost and the one or more other handling costs for the node; and
generating by the computer the currency transportation plan based on the calibrated supplies and collections of currency and the selected overnight maximum limits for each node for the demand period.
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Abstract
Management of currency inventory within and among network nodes of a financial network (e.g., bank branches, ATMs, and kiosks) may involve receiving information of currency inventory at one or more nodes in the network, generating a forecast for currency demand for the one or more nodes based on the historical currency demand for the one or more nodes, and establishing a currency transportation plan that includes a currency delivery schedule for the one or more nodes, wherein the currency transportation plan is based on the currency inventory, the forecast for currency demand, and one or more costs of handling currency. The costs of handling currency may include costs such as the expected loss from robbery and other currency theft.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer-based currency management method comprising:
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receiving by a computer information of currency inventory at one or more nodes in a financial network; receiving by the computer a forecast for currency demand for the one or more nodes, the forecast for currency demand being for a demand period that is a plurality of days, the forecast defining expected deposits and withdrawals of currency for each of the days in the demand period; and establishing by the computer a currency transportation plan for supplies of currency and collections of currency for the one or more nodes based on, for each node, the currency inventory, the forecast for currency demand, and a plurality of costs of handling currency, the plurality of costs of handling currency including a transportation cost and one or more other handling costs, and wherein establishing the currency transportation plan includes; calibrating by the computer the supplies of currency and the collections of currency for a plurality of overnight maximum limits for each node so that for each overnight maximum limit an opening balance for a following day is less than the overnight maximum limit and greater than a minimum reserve; for each node, selecting by the computer one of the plurality of overnight maximum limits for the node, the selection resulting in a minimization of a sum of the transportation cost and the one or more other handling costs for the node; and generating by the computer the currency transportation plan based on the calibrated supplies and collections of currency and the selected overnight maximum limits for each node for the demand period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented system for managing currency distribution, the system comprising:
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a computer storage device storing data related to a plurality of network nodes, each network node distributing currency by expected withdrawals and receiving currency by expected deposits, and having a current currency balance; a mandatory cash limit calculation and analysis module stored on the computer storage device and programmed and configured to cause a computer to define a plurality of overnight maximum limits for each of the plurality of nodes; and a transportation planning module stored on the computer storage device and programmed and configured to cause a computer to; create a transportation plan for supplies of currency and collections of currency for each of the plurality of nodes using a currency demand forecast and currency handling costs, the currency handling costs including a transportation cost and one or more other handling costs, the transportation plan being for a demand period that is a plurality of days and based on supplies of currency and collections of currency for each day in the plurality of days, and wherein creating the transportation plan comprises; calibrating in the computer the supplies of currency and the collections of currency for the plurality of overnight maximum limits for each node so that for each overnight maximum limit an opening balance for a following day is less than the overnight maximum limit and greater than a minimum reserve; for each node, selecting one of the plurality of overnight maximum limits for the node, the selection resulting in a minimization of a sum of the transportation cost and the one or more other handling costs for the node; and generating in the computer the transportation plan based on the calibrated supplies and collections of currency and the selected overnight maximum limits for each node for the demand period. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. Machine-readable instructions, embodied in a tangible medium and executable by one or more machines, for managing currency inventory in a financial system, execution of the instruction causing one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information of currency inventory at one or more nodes in a financial network; receiving a forecast for currency demand for the one or more nodes, the forecast for currency demand being for a demand period that is a plurality of days, the forecast defining expected deposits and withdrawals of currency for in each of the one or more nodes each of the days in the demand period; and establishing a currency transportation plan for supplies of currency and collections of currency for the one or more nodes based on, for each node, the currency inventory, the forecast for currency demand, and a plurality of costs of handling currency, the plurality of costs of handling currency including a transportation cost and one or more other handling costs, and wherein establishing the currency transportation plan includes; calibrating the supplies of currency and the collections of currency for the plurality of overnight maximum limits for each node so that for each overnight maximum limit an opening balance for a following day is less than the overnight maximum limit and greater than a minimum reserve; for each node, selecting one of the plurality of overnight maximum limits for the node, the selection resulting in a minimization of a sum of the transportation cost and the one or more other handling costs for the node; and generating the currency transportation plan based on the calibrated supplies and collections of currency and the selected overnight maximum limits for each node for the demand period. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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