Optimizing Inventory In Accordance With A Constrained Network

A method, comprising:

• accessing, by a computer, two or more service level band sets stored in a database, each service level band set associated with a policy group and comprising two or more service level bands, each service level band of a service level band set comprising a service level priority with respect to any other service level bands of the same service level band set;
• accessing, by the computer, two or more supply chain entities stored in a database, the two or more supply chain entities comprising at least one starting entity and at least one ending entity, wherein the at least one starting entity receives items directly from one or more suppliers and supplies items to the at least one ending entity, and the at least one ending entity supplies items directly to at least one customer;
• determining, by the computer, an inventory band set for each service level band set, each inventory band set comprising two or more inventory bands, each inventory band satisfying a corresponding service level band assuming an unconstrained network, each inventory band of an inventory band set having an inventory priority with respect to any other inventory bands of the inventory band set;
• restricting, by the computer, a network of the two or more supply chain entities with a feasibility constraint that constrains the two or more supply chain entities;
• and
• generating, by the computer, a feasible supply chain plan that satisfies the inventory band sets in order of the inventory priorities until a constrained network is depleted.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software, the software when executed using one or more computers is configured to:

• access two or more service level band sets stored in a database, each service level band set associated with a policy group and comprising two or more service level bands, each service level band of a service level band set comprising a service level priority with respect to any other service level bands of the same service level band set;
• access two or more supply chain entities stored in the database, the two or more supply chain entities comprising at least one starting node and at least one ending entity, wherein the at least one starting entity receives items directly from one or more suppliers and supplies items to the at least one ending entity, and the at least one ending entity supplies items directly to at least one customer;
• determine an inventory band set for each service level band set, each inventory band set comprising two or more inventory bands, each inventory band satisfying a corresponding service level band assuming an unconstrained network, each inventory band of an inventory band set having an inventory priority with respect to any other inventory bands of the inventory band set;
• restrict a network of the two or more supply chain entities with a feasibility constraint that constrains the two or more supply chain entities;
• and
• generate a feasible supply chain plan that satisfies the inventory band sets in order of the inventory priorities until a constrained network is depleted.