US 2023/0267394 A1 · CENTRALIZED PLANNING AND ANALYTICS SYSTEM FOR GREENHOUSE GROWING OF HYDROPONIC GREENS

Abstract

A system for centralized planning and analytics for greenhouse growing of hydroponic produce, the system comprising: at least one greenhouse; an imaging system; a climate module; a forecasting system; a storage medium; a processor which comprises at least a machine learning algorithm which improves the accuracy and the yield forecast; and a network which provides a communication pathway for information to move between at least two of the group consisting of: the greenhouse, the imaging system, the climate module, the storage medium and the processor; wherein the forecasting system generates crop analytics from the imaging system; generates climate trends from the climate module disposed in each the at least one greenhouse; and uses a machine learning algorithm to determine yield forecast of the hydroponic produce.

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Dependent claims

A system for centralized planning and analytics for greenhouse growing of hydroponic produce, the system comprising:

at least one greenhouse;
a purchasing system;
a forecasting system;
a storage medium;
a processor;
and
a network which provides a communication pathway for information to move between at least two from the group consisting of:
the greenhouse, the purchasing system, the accounting system, the forecasting system, the storage medium and the processor,
wherein the processor:
(a) receives digital inputs from the forecasting system;
(b) collects operations data to track seed to ship daily activities, wherein the operations data is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
seeding, harvesting, collecting climate data, logistics and supply chain data, thereby determining how much of the hydroponic produce was harvested and packed to fulfill daily orders;
(c) analyzes demand and supply forecasts from the forecasting system and provides detailed output on future customer fulfillment;
(d) calculates the customer fulfillment based on customer priority;
and
(e) integrates the operations data and combines the operations data with data collected from any of the at least one greenhouse, the purchasing system, and the forecasting system.

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A method of centralized planning and analytics for greenhouse growing of hydroponic produce, the method comprising:

receiving a purchase order from a customer;
transmitting the purchase order to a packaging system, wherein the packaging system performs the following steps:
reviewing the purchase order to determine a packaging need by the customer and associated stock-keeping unit(s) (SKU);
reviewing the inventory of a day before the current day on which the purchase order is received, and determining if cross-supply inventory from other greenhouses is required to fulfill the purchase order;
adding the previous day's inventory to the current day's packaging plan;
reviewing a harvest order from the current day and identifying if the hydroponic produce will be harvested in real time;
determining a number of the required cases for packaging of the purchase order;
calculating the number of the cases that can be fulfilled based upon the previous day's inventory and the cross-supply inventory;
if there is not sufficient inventory to fulfill the purchase order, then adjusting the number of cases that can be fulfilled and advise the customer of any shortage;
and
if there is sufficient inventory to fulfill the purchase order, then tracking real time packaging progress until packaging is completed and invoice is generated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Centralized planning and analytics system for greenhouse growing of hydroponic greens

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Centralized planning and analytics system for greenhouse growing of hydroponic greens

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