US 2019/0378070 A1 · FULFILMENT MACHINE FOR OPTIMIZING SHIPPING

Abstract

A computer implemented method and system of setting values of parameters of nodes in an omnichannel distribution system, the method comprising is provided. Input parameters are received from a computing device. Historical data related to the network of nodes is received from a data repository. A synthetic scenario is determined based on the received input parameters and the historical data. Each node is clustered into a corresponding category. For each category of nodes, key parameters are identified. A range of each key parameter is determined based on the synthetic scenario. A number of simulations N to perform with data sampled from the synthetic scenario within the determined range of each key parameter is determined. For each of the N simulations, a multi-objective optimization is performed to determine a cost factor of the parameter settings. The parameter settings with a lowest cost factor are selected.

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Dependent claims

A computing device comprising:

a processor;
a network interface coupled to the processor to enable communication over a network;
a storage device for content and programming coupled to the processor;
a program stored in the storage device, wherein an execution of the program by the processor configures the computing device to perform acts comprising:
receiving input parameters from a computing device of a user;
receiving historical data related to a network of nodes, from a data repository;
determining a synthetic scenario based on the received input parameters and the historical data;
clustering each node into a corresponding category of a plurality of categories;
for each category of nodes:
identifying key parameters;
determining a range of each key parameter based on the synthetic scenario;
determining a number of simulations N to perform with data sampled from the synthetic scenario within the determined range of each key parameter;
for each of the N simulations, performing a multi-objective optimization to determine a cost factor of the parameter settings and storing the cost factor in the storage device;
and
selecting the parameter settings with a lowest cost factor.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly embodying a computer readable program code having computer readable instructions that, when executed, causes a computer device to carry out a method of setting values of parameters of a network of nodes in an omnichannel distribution system, the method comprising:

receiving input parameters from a computing device of a user;
receiving historical data related to the network of nodes, from a data repository;
determining a synthetic scenario based on the received input parameters and the historical data;
clustering each node into a corresponding category of a plurality of categories;
for each category of nodes:
identifying key parameters;
determining a range of each key parameter based on the synthetic scenario;
determining a number of simulations N to perform with data sampled from the synthetic scenario within the determined range of each key parameter;
for each of the N simulations, performing a multi-objective optimization to determine a cost factor of the parameter settings and storing the cost factor in the storage device;
and
selecting the parameter settings with a lowest cost factor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fulfilment machine for optimizing shipping

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