Computer-automated slotting system and method

A system comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, the computer program instructions being executable by at least one computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• generating a digital twin of a facility, wherein the digital twin comprises a three-dimensional model with labeled coordinates representing a warehouse layout, slot locations, and slot types, wherein generating the digital twin comprises constructing the three-dimensional model of the facility using input from at least one three-dimensional scanning device, wherein the generating further comprises capturing real-time data from the facility using sensors, the real-time data representing changes in a layout inventory level, and updating the digital twin in real-time based on changes detected in the facility based on the real-time data captured from the sensors;
• generating a prediction of a target allocation of items in the facility based on the digital twin, sales history data, demand forecast data, and supply chain plan data;
• generating product affinities based on the sales history data, wherein generating the simulated order book comprises using distributed entropy-based bootstrapping sampling that separates potential sources of conditional uncertainty in the sales history data in a sequential manner, and extends a conditional chain rule of probability to distribute entropy of randomness across different aspects of simulated orders in the simulated order book;
• generating a simulated order book;
• computing costs associated with the simulated order book based on the simulated order book, the product affinities, the prediction of the target allocation of items in the facility, and the digital twin, wherein computing costs comprises using a pathfinding algorithm to calculate paths for moving items within the facility, and wherein the digital twin is used to calculate travel distances based on horizontal and vertical movements between specific slot coordinates;
• generating a slotting strategy based on the costs associated with the simulated order book, wherein generating the slotting strategy comprises performing bilevel optimization where upper-level decisions determine optimal inventory levels to minimize restocking costs and lower-level decisions determine SKU arrangement to minimize order fulfillment costs based on the digital twin's spatial representation, and
• rendering a modified three-dimensional model of the digital twin by outlining surfaces of objects in order to highlight specific items within the digital twin on a user interface.