Patent ID: 8407151

Claim:
A system, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a forecasting component configured to: for each of multiple different shipment service levels offered to customers, generate a projection of the quantity of shipments that will be shipped from a materials handling facility according to that shipment service level during a particular time period, wherein a different respective projection is generated for each of the multiple different shipment service levels; based on an aggregate quantity of shipments projected to be shipped from the materials handling facility during the particular time period, modify the projected quantities of shipments for the multiple shipment service levels to provide a different respective modified projected quantity of shipments for each shipment service level; for each shipment service level, receive information specifying a distribution of different shipment methods that are projected to be utilized during the particular time period in order to meet requirements of that shipment service level, wherein a different respective distribution is received for each different respective service level; and based on the respective distribution for each different respective shipment service level and the respective modified projected quantity of shipments for each shipment service level, generate a forecast, wherein said forecast specifies respective quantities of shipments that are to be shipped during the particular time period according to each of the different shipment methods.