Real-time order delivery coordination between multiple merchants

A product delivery management system, comprising:

• a database storing data for a plurality of product items;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to:
• obtain current delivery schedules of a plurality of delivery entities via shipping application programming interface (API) queries transmitted over a network, the current delivery schedules including delivery data for pending deliveries of product orders associated with a plurality of merchants;
• receive, over a network via a graphical user interface provided on a customer computing device, a first order for a product associated with a first merchant on an online e-commerce system;
• determine order data for the first order, the order data indicating, at least, an inventory location having available inventory of the product and a delivery destination for the first order;
• identify a first set of the pending deliveries for aggregating with the first order, the identifying including:
• determining, for each of the plurality of delivery entities, a delivery zone based on fixed boundaries defining at least one coverage area of the delivery entity;
• identifying a subset of the delivery zones that includes one or more delivery zones overlapping with at least a portion of a defined geographic area surrounding the delivery destination;
• obtaining real-time location data indicating current locations of one or more delivery vehicles associated with the plurality of delivery entities associated with the identified subset of the delivery zones;
• determining one or more possible routes associated with delivery of the first order, each of the one or more possible routes defining route segments along the route;
• and
• identifying the first set based on the real-time location data and route segments data associated with the one or more possible routes, the identifying including determining orders that share route segments with the first order;
• generate messages for causing delivery entities associated with the first set of the pending deliveries to include the first order in their respective delivery schedules;
• and
• transmit, over the network to each of computing systems associated with the plurality of delivery entities, a respective one of the generated messages.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to:

• obtain current delivery schedules of a plurality of delivery entities via shipping application programming interface (API) queries transmitted over a network, the current delivery schedules including delivery data for pending deliveries of product orders associated with a plurality of merchants;
• receive, over a network via a graphical user interface provided on a customer computing device, a first order for a product associated with a first merchant on an online e-commerce system;
• determine order data for the first order, the order data indicating, at least, an inventory location having available inventory of the product and a delivery destination for the first order;
• identify a first set of the pending deliveries for aggregating with the first order, the identifying including:
• determining, for each of the plurality of delivery entities, a delivery zone based on fixed boundaries defining at least one coverage area of the delivery entity;
• identifying a subset of the delivery zones that includes one or more delivery zones overlapping with at least a portion of a defined geographic area surrounding the delivery destination;
• obtaining real-time location data indicating current locations of one or more delivery vehicles associated with delivery entities associated with the identified subset of the delivery zones;
• determining one or more possible routes associated with delivery of the first order, each of the one or more possible routes defining route segments along the route;
• and
• identifying the first set based on the real-time location data and route segments data associated with the one or more possible routes, the identifying including determining orders that share route segments with the first order;
• generate messages for causing delivery entities associated with the first set of the pending deliveries to include the first order in their respective delivery schedules;
• and
• transmit, over the network to each of computing systems associated with the plurality of delivery entities, a respective one of the generated messages.