Patent AU-2020264282-A1 (AU)
Title: Systems and methods for optimization of a product inventory by intelligent adjustment of inbound purchase orders
Inventor: WANG YANG
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2020-09-21
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(43) International Publication Date W O 2021/069992 Al 
15 April 2021 (15.04.2021) W IPO I PCT 
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(54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF A PRODUCT INVENTORY BY INTELLIGENT ADJUST
MENT OF INBOUND PURCHASE ORDERS 
(57) Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for 
intelligent generation of purchase orders are disclosed. The sys
Rceedfor eterrn e foreach 401 tems and methods may be configured to: receive one or more de
mand forecast quantities of one or more products, the products 
corresponding to one or more product identifiers, and the demand 
Receive supplier staist ic data for supip ers coresponding to the products 402 forecast quantities comprising a demand forecast quantity for each 
product for each unit of time; receive supplier statistics data for one 
or more suppliers, the suppliers being associated with a portion of 
Reciv currentproduct inventory levels and currency ordered quantities of 403 the products; receive current product inventory levels and currently the products 
ordered quantities of the products; determine order quantities for 
the products based at least on the demand forecast quantities, the 
Determine recmended order quantities forthe products 1 404 supplier statistics data, and the current product inventory levels; 
prioritize the order quantities; distribute the prioritized order quan
tities to one or more locations; and generate purchase orders to the 
Prioritzetheprei aryordrquant 405 suppliers for the products based on the distributed order quantities.  
Distributetheprioritizedorderquantitiestorultiptelocations - 406 
Generate purchase orders to the suppliers - 407 
based on the distributed order quantities 
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