Smart Scheduling for Processing Back Orders

摘要

Techniques are described for scheduling open orders. Open orders can include back orders and new sales orders. The techniques can reallocate confirmed stock (e.g., stock that is in inventory but been assigned to an existing order) and unconfirmed stock (e.g., stock that is in inventory but has not been assigned to an existing order). An order typically consists of multiple line items where each line item is a request for a quantity of an item of interest. Each line item within an order can be fulfilled when inventory is allocated to the order. In some embodiments, the stock can be allocated to back orders based on a priority that has been assigned to each order. This allows orders of high priority to be processed before orders of low priority. In other embodiments, the techniques can parallel process the allocation of inventory to improve system performance.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a backlog containing a plurality of open orders, wherein each open order includes a line item requesting delivery for a quantity of an item of interest, a customer priority value, and a requested delivery date for the item of interest; grouping, by the processor, line items within the plurality of open orders into a plurality of camps according to the requested delivery date and the customer priority value of the line item; prioritizing, by the processor, the plurality of camps into an ordered list of camps; and saving, by the processor, the ordered list of camps in a data repository.