WO2003042791A3 - Inventory early warning agent - Google Patents

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WO2003042791A3
WO2003042791A3 PCT/US2002/036704 US0236704W WO03042791A3 WO 2003042791 A3 WO2003042791 A3 WO 2003042791A3 US 0236704 W US0236704 W US 0236704W WO 03042791 A3 WO03042791 A3 WO 03042791A3
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Ye Chen
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Alexander Renz
Ye Chen
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    • G06Q10/08Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
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An inventory agent operating on software includes instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to receive inventory data relating to stock in an inventory (405), apply the inventory data to a conditional probabilistic predictive statistical algorithm (405), calculate a predicted inventory level (405), and use the calculated predicted inventory level to determine whether to order additional stock for the inventory (410,415,420). The statistical algorithm uses a conditional probabilistic model to process the data. The inventory agent may be implemented in a supply chain management system.
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