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Dynamic fulfillment planning method and apparatus

  • US 7,974,720 B2
  • Filed: 08/12/2008
  • Issued: 07/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a timeframe comprised of a predetermined number of time periods, a dynamic fulfillment planning method, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a baseline demand signal signifying a current fulfillment plan;

    providing an updated demand signal signifying desired changes to the current fulfillment plan;

    calculating, using the baseline demand signal and the updated demand signal, a cumulative exceeding demand signal signifying an amount of updated demand which cannot be completed within the current fulfillment plan;

    distributing the cumulative exceeding demand signal across the baseline demand signal according to a predetermined rule to create a normalized updated demand signal;

    calculating a new fulfillment plan using the normalized updated demand signal.

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