BIG DATA SOURCING SIMULATOR

摘要

A simulator is configured to simulate the fulfillment of orders by nodes. Each node has an inventory of products and is capable of shipping the products to destinations in response to receipt of a corresponding order. The simulator divides the nodes into groups and assigns a different priority to each group based on input provided by a user to the simulator to generate an ordered sequence of priorities. The simulator maintains safety stock data corresponding to each node that indicates minimum quantities of the products required to be present at the corresponding node. The simulator selects a current priority of the sequence and next simulates a first group among the groups having the current priority fulfilling the orders for a given product among the products while a quantity of the given product at each of the nodes in the first group is below the minimum quantity in the corresponding safety stock data.

主权项

1. A computer program product to simulate fulfillment of orders by a plurality of physical distribution nodes, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:
dividing the nodes into related groups based on input provided by a user, where each node has an inventory of products and is capable of shipping the products to destinations in response to receipt of a corresponding order; assigning a different priority to each group to generate an ordered sequence of priorities; selecting a current priority of the sequence; and simulating a first group among the groups having the current priority fulfilling the orders for a given product among the products while a quantity of the given product at each of the nodes in the first group is below a minimum required quantity.