Patent ID: 8249956

Claim:
A system of inventory variance detection modeling, comprising: a server computer; a processor; a memory; and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives a report associating electronic serial numbers of devices with a plurality of instances of inventory shrinkage, assembles a list of electronic serial numbers of devices associated with instances of a first type of inventory shrinkage, receives a report of the processing history of the devices associated with the electronic serial numbers contained in the list in a plurality of information systems of an organization other than logistics, warehousing, and inventory management systems, wherein the plurality of information systems are selected from the group consisting of a customer order management system, an order problem resolution system, a problem ticket system, and customer billing and account management systems, analyzes the electronic serial numbers of the devices contained in the list in relation to each of a plurality of exceptions processed by at least one of the plurality of information systems, determines the statistical correlation of the electronic serial numbers contained in the list with each of the plurality of exceptions processed by the at least one of the plurality of information systems, and recommends a remedial or other action based on analysis of the statistical correlation.